31 Quotes by Thorsten J. Pattberg

These days we are experiencing an unprecedented Anglo-Saxon bias against foreign terms.

Most Western journalists in China prefer a Chinese-free international language, and thus bend over backwards to replace important Chinese terms with Western vocabularies.

I am all for the inclusion of foreign cultures, not their omission in our media. Foreign names, brands, and inventions must be allowed to show and to compete in US publications. Today, most foreign words are still banned. And almost 7 billion people whose first language is not English are silenced.

The Four Great Chinese Inventions – compass, gun-powder, paper, and print – are legendary. Less talked about are meritocracy and banknotes.