- Target:
- United Nations Secretary-General : Ban Ki-moon
- Region:
- Taiwan
Example of Simplified VS Traditional (provided by a fellow supporter)
The word Noodle in Chinese
Traditional: 麵 = 麥 + 面 (wheat + surface)
Simplified: 面 (surface/face/noodle)
*meaning in brackets
The Traditional form has two parts which helps to identify it as noodles. Simplified character only provides the pronouciation so the reader would be unable to determine the meaning without it's context.
We, the undersigned, are appalled by the abolishment of Traditional Chinese in UN documents. This is an act of annihilation of the culture and history of the Chinese people.
Both Traditional and Simplified Chinese are of extreme significance and should be recognized equally on the international level and by UN.
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The Appalled by the abolishment of Traditional Chinese in UN documents petition to United Nations Secretary-General : Ban Ki-moon was written by Chen hui-chuan and is in the category Culture at GoPetition.