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Does New York Time tell the TRUTH???

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Here is a copy from New York Time, an article titled "China: 400 Million Cannot Speak Mandarin". Please see below.
Over 400 million Chinese are unable to speak the national language, and large numbers speak it badly, state news media said Thursday as the government began another push for linguistic unity.

Really? Quite shocking! I believe that everyone receives free education from 1st grade (elementary school) up to high school. School teaches every student in Mandarin, doesn't it? How come so many people cannot speak Mandarin, an official Chinese language?? NYT got the wrong information???


本楼含有高级字体1楼2013-09-06 21:48回复
    Dramatic report,but most people can not pronounce standard mandarin very well.


    3楼2013-09-06 22:08
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      400 Million Cannot Pronouce Mandarin very well, which is much nearer to the fact. However,I have no idea about how to get the data of 400 middion?


      4楼2013-09-06 22:24
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        我们总喜欢拿我们周遭来代表全中国。
        其实,我们是少数。
        4亿人不说普通话,我看是低估了。


        IP属地:中国台湾5楼2013-09-06 22:25
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          年过半百的很多说不好普通话,我爸妈就不行。


          IP属地:上海来自Android客户端7楼2013-09-06 22:30
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            our mass media tends to play down the seriousness of certain big events.international ones hostile to our ideology otherwise blow the truth out of proportion,all for confusing public opinions in "smear campaign".they all lack in impartiality.the political fallout is everywhere


            8楼2013-09-06 22:37
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              Free education?


              来自iPhone客户端10楼2013-09-06 23:01
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                I think so


                来自iPhone客户端11楼2013-09-07 05:02
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                  we never know.. unless a report with logical methodology and statistics is publicized somewhere


                  12楼2013-09-07 05:04
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                    it's true. most of old people can't speak mandarin well.


                    13楼2013-09-07 06:22
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