Popularity of English language is a 'new threat' to China – General
www.whatsonxiamen.com — According to Huang Youyi, CPCC member and director of the China International Publishing Group, the Chinese language is facing a new invasion: by the English language. Huang feels that no good can come of the popular use of English words and acronyms (such as GDP and CEO) in published Chinese articles and everyday conversations. He told China Daily:
"Chinese won't be a pure language in a couple of years (...) In the long run, Chinese will lose its role as an independent linguistic system for passing on information and expressing human feelings."
In his defense, Huang went on to say that English newspapers (we assume those published in China...) rarely carry Chinese characters, relying instead on pinyin. But, as Stan Abrams from China Divide says, pinyin is not really English.
