Bilingual policy deserves support - Taipei Times
It is dismaying when people misrepresent the government’s bilingual policy, describing it as a threat to native languages and Taiwanese identity. That is completely untrue, and their arguments are at best specious and at worst absurd. Such misinformation can only generate harm. It needs countering with clear, factual statements of what the policy is, what it aims to achieve and why it is fundamentally important for Taiwan and its people. First, the policy does not put English on a pedestal above any local language. It does not even accord it equal status with Mandarin as an official language...
Source: taipeitimes.com
