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China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-14 09:45

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"Chinese characters have existed for about 5,000 years and are perfectly constructed. We don't need to borrow Western words. Neither should the characters be damaged. If we do that we ought to apologize to our ancestors."

Ma Weidu
, a cultural celebrity in China, speaking about the sixth edition of the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary, which includes 239 Western terms such as NBA. Many Chinese scholars have complained that by introducing Western words in Chinese dictionaries the compilers have greatly damaged the Chinese language.

"I'm happy to have a father like that. The way he got me to college was the best."

Yin Zhichao, 19, a first-year student at South China University of Technology, after spending 31 days with his father cycling through seven provinces and over 4,700 kilometers from northwest Xinjiang to the college in Guangzhou. As the academic year began recently, many students arrived at their universities in expensive cars.

"I want to be a sports reporter with professional integrity after I retire from professional tennis. I will never twist what athletes say to hit the headlines."

Li Na, the tennis player, launching her autobiography Play Alone in Beijing on Sept 8. Li is a graduate with a major in journalism from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

(China Daily 09/14/2012 page2)

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