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Classics best for senior classes

Comment on "Chinese kids struggle with characters" (China Daily, Dec 3)

Many mobile phones, and tablet and PC applications give users the advantage of writing a character directly on the screen and wait for alternatives if the handwriting is not clear. But on the whole, the university students I teach have excellent handwriting in Chinese. And though they are also avid users of technology, they have to type their graduate or postgraduate theses.