'Jianti' and 'fanti' are equally good
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="powwow">powwow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="elites">elites</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fanti">fanti</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jian">jian</span>-<span word="ti">ti</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Fanti">Fanti</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="jianti">jianti</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="simplified">simplified</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>", <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simplified">simplified</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dueling">dueling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supremacy">supremacy</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sparks">sparks</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="politicize">politicize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>: <span word="Jianti">Jianti</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>; <span word="fanti">fanti</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="calligraphy">calligraphy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="painting">painting</span>.</p><p><span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="clout">clout</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="jianti">jianti</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>. <span word="Detractors">Detractors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jianti">jianti</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="handwriting">handwriting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="typing">typing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="input">input</span>. <span word="Opponents">Opponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fanti">fanti</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="contend">contend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="fanti">fanti</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classics">classics</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jianti">jianti</span> <span word="format">format</span>.</p>
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