Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: A couple of characters talking about Chinese characters

12/06/2016 45 min
Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: A couple of characters talking about Chinese characters

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David Moser (Beijing Capital Normal University, Sinica Podcast) and Brendan O'Kane (Paper Republic, University of Pennsylvania) join Jeremiah to discuss David's new book, A Billion Voices, the history of language reform and national unity in China, the best way to learn Chinese, and the debate over whether it's okay to hate on Chinese characters.

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