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Various countries in the Sinosphere (Mainland China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan) that used Chinese characters in their written language all went through some form of writing simplification/reform in the 20th century, ostensibly to improve literacy. Why did Taiwan not do the same?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/AskHistorians

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