Why do Singapore and Malaysia use simplified Chinese? And Hong Kong and Macau do not use simplified

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Malaysia. Officially, simplified Chinese characters are not implemented.

Target. The official language of Malaysia is Malay, and English is also the lingua franca as the university is taught exclusively in English. Simplified Chinese is the language used in Chinese schools built by Chinese in Malaysia, and it is not implemented by Malay**, on the contrary, Malay** has spared no effort in suppressing Chinese.

Malaysian Chinese and Singapore** both choose Chinese Simplified for the same reason as China** for the same reason as China** for the implementation of Chinese Simplified, that is, compared to traditional Chinese.

Easier to learn. In Hong Kong and Macau, before the introduction of simplified characters, the educational foundation was already good, and there was no motivation to implement simplified characters.

Of course, if you teach simplified Chinese in school, you will have simplified Chinese characters, and if you teach traditional Chinese in schools, you will certainly have traditional Chinese characters.

Schools in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan must teach traditional Chinese characters, and there is nothing to talk about this.

Singapore's ** school Chinese classes also speak simplified Chinese, while private schools are willing to teach traditional Chinese ** will not be hindered. However, the Chinese language subjects in the various exams must be simplified, so even if private schools are willing to teach traditional Chinese, they will not be able to accept a few students.

** Schools in Malaysia are only available in Bahasa Malaysia. Chinese schools built by Chinese people want to teach simplified or traditional Chinese characters, and they have the final say. Moreover, those who graduated from Chinese schools cannot enter universities in Malaysia, but can only go to universities in Taiwan for further study, so many Malaysian Chinese also know some traditional Chinese characters.

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The reason why Singapore and Malaysia use simplified Chinese characters is mainly because these two countries were established relatively late, and they also used traditional Chinese characters in the beginning. However, in order to strengthen economic exchanges with China, Singapore and Malaysia have successively introduced the "Simplified Chinese General List" promoted by China**, and after the unremitting efforts of the local **, the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia are basically using simplified Chinese, and Mandarin has become one of their main languages.

In contrast, Hong Kong and Macau were ruled by colonizers in modern times, and the Chinese characters used during this period were mainly traditional characters. After Hong Kong's return to the motherland in the 1990s, although Hong Kong's legal status was recognized, due to historical reasons, Hong Kong did not implement simplified characters. After Macao's return to the motherland, traditional Chinese characters were also used.

In conclusion, the main reason why Singapore and Malaysia use simplified characters is to facilitate exchanges and economic cooperation with Chinese mainland, while Hong Kong and Macau have not implemented simplified characters for historical reasons.

Because at the beginning of Singapore's founding, most of the languages spoken by Singaporeans were Chinese, but not Mandarin, but more than a dozen dialects in the south.

Many people divide China into north and south, and assume that the customs and language of the south are the same. However, in fact, there is a huge gap between the different dialects in the south, and sometimes it is impossible to communicate normally. Therefore, in order to enhance the cohesion of the Chinese, Singapore officially launched the "Mandarin Movement" for 40 years, and popularized standard Mandarin in Singapore.

In addition, Singapore has followed the example of the mainland in abolishing traditional Chinese characters and starting to implement simplified Chinese characters.

The introduction of simplified Chinese characters was advocated by Lee Kuan Yew, who believed that traditional Chinese characters were too complex to be learned, and therefore strongly advocated the simplification of Chinese characters.

The main reason why Malaysia chose to let the local Chinese use simplified Chinese characters is that the country's economic power is gradually developing, but the labor force is very scarce. The Chinese in China are largely able to meet Malaysia's demand for labor. Therefore, the country began to gradually relax the suppression of the Chinese language, and was also influenced by the simplification of Chinese characters in China at that time, and not only that, but also responsible for the promotion of simplified Chinese characters.

Hong Kong and Macau, two places that were colonized by the West in modern times, did not use Chinese characters in a timely manner when they were simplified, and retained the habit of using traditional Chinese characters. In Singapore and Malaysia, because most of the local Chinese immigrated after the reform and opening up, they naturally use simplified characters.

Simplified Chinese is the language used in Chinese schools built by Chinese in Malaysia, and it is not implemented by Malay**, on the contrary, Malay** has spared no effort in suppressing Chinese. Malaysian Chinese and Singapore** choose Chinese Simplified for the same reason that Chinese Chinese are promoting Chinese Simplified for the same reason that Chinese is easier to learn than traditional Chinese.

Because Singapore and Malaysia are mostly inhabited by some Chinese in coastal areas, while Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are affected by historical factors, traditional Chinese characters and English have been used for a long time, which cannot be changed in a short period of time.

Because Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan prefer these traditional cultures, they believe that traditional Chinese characters are very necessary to be inherited, so they have always insisted on using traditional Chinese characters.

Because Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan don't have that mind on the use of words, they have more important things to do.