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To add to that, China's simplification process happened during the 50s and 60s, back when China was deeply impoverished, had massive famines thanks to the Great
by desdiv 11y ago
To add to that, China's simplification process happened during the 50s and 60s, back when China was deeply impoverished, had massive famines thanks to the Great Leap Forward[0], and had basically zero international influence (didn't even have a UN seat). They weren't in a position to influence Japan in any way. Not to mention that Japan was in the opposite camp during the Cold War.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward
- swang 11y agoI mean what you're saying is correct, but I never said China instantly switched everyone over to simplified once China decided in the 50s/60s. I am saying the superpower it has since become has "forced" most other countries to defer to using simplified rather than traditional.