Government orders TV anchors, guests to use Mandarin
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="News">News</span> <span word="anchors">anchors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="dialects">dialects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="regulator">regulator</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>, <span word="Publication">Publication</span>, <span word="Radio">Radio</span>, <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Television">Television</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="anchors">anchors</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dialects">dialects</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="region">region</span>-<span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p><span word="News">News</span> <span word="anchors">anchors</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> "<span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="pundits">pundits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="regulator">regulator</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="dialects">dialects</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="criterion">criterion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="anchors">anchors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="banned">banned</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="anchors">anchors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>.</p>
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