The spread of the Chinese language in the United States has a fairly long history,and its recorded history is over 140 years.The unique charm of Chinese civilization and culture,coupled with the continuous growth of the Chinese immigrant community in the United States,laid a certain pro-fessional and public basis for the early spread of the Chinese language in the United States.Since World War Ⅱ,the U.S.government has begun to promote the spread of the Chinese language in the United States,and since 1949 the People's Republic of China has also actively promoted the global spread of the Chinese language,which have created favorable conditions for the spread of the Chinese language in the United States.With the quickened steps of the spread of the Chinese language in the United States,various non-governmental forces dedicated to the spread of the Chinese language in the United States have emerged,including the American Council of Learned Societies,the Chinese Language Teachers Association,American Chinese-language Education Organizations,the Confucius Institutes in the United States,and other fairly influential organizations,institutions and individuals.Along with the development of globalization and advancements in science and technology,especially high-speed networks,big data,and smart devices and applications,a network for the spread of the Chinese language in various regions and fields in the United States has formed.The spread of the Chinese language in the United States contributes to improving the Americans'under-standing of China,promoting exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations,and build-ing friendly people-to-people relationships,and thereby lays a solid civil foundation for the healthy development of China-U.S.relations which in turn will further promote the spread of the Chinese language in the United States in a virtuous cycle.
关键词
中文传播/文明互鉴/传播力量/中美关系/民间交流
Key words
spread of the Chinese language/mutual learning among different civilizations/forces of language spread/China-U.S.relations/non-governmental exchanges