國安(評)091-133號

中華民國九十一年四月二日
April 2 , 2002
English as Official Language Considered beneath National Dignity

Stephen S. F. Chen

Abstract

Chinese has been an official language in China for more than two millennia.  There is no need to adopt English as another official language.  Unlike Malaysia or the Philippines, Taiwan has never been a British or American colony. For the Republic of China to adopt English as its second official language is beneath its national dignity.  Furthermore, it probably could not afford – financially – to have all government publications printed in English, should it decide to make English one of its official languages.

After all, Chinese is one of the six official languages in use in the United Nations.  It is also regarded by Jose Vera, a Spanish Nobel Prize winner, as one of the four most important languages in the 21st century.

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