
川普在國宴上大談中美歷史淵源,卻隻字未提「中華人民共和國」
外界已經對美國總統川普(Donald Trump)與中國國家主席習近平的峰會談論甚多。但據我所知,還沒有任何媒體人指出:川普在 5 月 13 日國宴上的演說,或許暗藏對中國東道主的微妙嘲諷。

外界已經對美國總統川普(Donald Trump)與中國國家主席習近平的峰會談論甚多。但據我所知,還沒有任何媒體人指出:川普在 5 月 13 日國宴上的演說,或許暗藏對中國東道主的微妙嘲諷。

大家或許聽過一個中華民國的「國語」如何制定的故事。中華民國成立時,政府要選一個方言做為國語,當時北京話已經通行全國,自然成了首選。然而,因為首創革命的中山先生是廣東人,所以部分人士支持以廣東話為國語。雙方僵持不下,只好投票決定。最後廣東話輸了一票,所以國民政府就採用北京話為國語。真的假的?這篇就來談談這段現代漢語發展的往事,一探關於制定國語的傳說。

2014 年,韓裔美國記者 Euny Hong 寫了一本解析世界上最具創新力的國家之一的書:《The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture》(韓國「酷」的崛起:一個國家如何透過流行文化征服世界),追溯韓國如何成為世界娛樂大國,那是透過努力,想像力和明智的政策實現的。



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We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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