Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern | Jing Tsu

21/06/2022 19 min
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern | Jing Tsu

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Podcast: The US-China Podcast (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern | Jing TsuPub date: 2022-06-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLess than a century ago, China faced myriad challenges in catching up to a world that had passed it by technologically. In her new book, Kingdom of Charactes, Jing Tsu breaks down how the monumental and transformative task of bringing the Chinese language into the modern era also modernized China itself. Jing Tsu joined the National Committee on June 1, 2022 to discuss the visionaries, reformers, and revolutionaries whose linguistic innovations made China’s ascent to its global role today possible.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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