studentyoung Posted February 22, 2008 at 02:09 AM Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 at 02:09 AM The mainland Chinese government have also enforced a law, where a fine of 1000 yuan can be imposed if traditional characters are used in place of the legally sanctioned simplified characters. Well. I'm really speechless! :roll: Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted February 22, 2008 at 02:33 AM Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 at 02:33 AM The mainland Chinese government have also enforced a law, where a fine of 1000 yuan can be imposed if traditional characters are used in place of the legally sanctioned simplified characters.If anything, I would imagine that's referring to publications/official documents and the like, rather than individuals.I guess the fact that most mainlanders can't read traditional charactersAlso not so true. Reading them is usually not a big problem, writing them however is another matter.That link works for me,Probably because you're outside of China Wikipedia is blocked over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalielle Posted February 22, 2008 at 02:48 AM Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 at 02:48 AM so.many.words - It's my pleasure and so glad you like it. Wish you have a good life with your Chinese name, and ..........enjoy your learning of Chinese . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrguru Posted February 22, 2008 at 03:04 AM Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 at 03:04 AM Also not so true. Reading them is usually not a big problem, writing them however is another matter. That makes sense. Probably because you're outside of China Wikipedia is blocked over here. Ah, I guess my 1984 allusions might have more relevance than I thought... Speaking of Wikipedia, the article on Internet censorship in the PRC says that the web browser Gollum, which strangely enough only loads web pages if they're from Wikipedia, accidentally allows users to bypass China's censorship of Wikipedia. The article says that the PRC hasn't blocked a Google search for the software (or maybe it means the web site ), but I don't know if that's true. I also don't know if it's illegal in China to view Wikipedia (using the said software, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted February 22, 2008 at 06:41 AM Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 at 06:41 AM Well, the Chinese government doesn't want you to go to Wikipedia (that's why it's blocked), but they won't go out of their way to arrest you for visiting the site. Whatever name you have, everyone is going to write it in simplified when you're on the mainland, and in traditional when you're on Taiwan. You don't really get a choice in this. What you can do is have business cards made in the font you prefer, and write your name the way you prefer. For a character like Ma, both versions will be readily recognized on either side of the Strait. The government wants everyone to write everything in simplified. So all papers, all computers, all cellphones etc usually know only simplified. But the police is not going to look over your shoulder for everything you write, or fine you for writing traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted February 22, 2008 at 08:53 AM Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 at 08:53 AM Speaking of Wikipedia, the article on Internet censorship in the PRCThe status of what is censored and what isn't is changing all the time. There are also several threads on the forum that detail the various ways to get around the blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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