Thanks for chiming in with your direct experience. I am not an expert, but my impression as an outsider is that Shanghai, as one of the richest and most politi

Thanks for chiming in with your direct experience. I am not an expert, but my impression as an outsider is that Shanghai, as one of the richest and most politically influential cities (and main media centers) in today’s China, can accomplish quite a bit more along these lines than most other cities. It’s great to hear that there is significant support for continued use of Shanghainese. In your experience, has the government’s approach changed over time? Would you say that support for the Shanghainese language is increasing or diminishing? What about popular awareness/activism? In your experience do most kids in Shanghai today end up using Shanghainese as their primary language when talking with their peers? I have heard from multiple Chinese immigrants that the younger generation in their home cities now primarily use Mandarin. > Now though, more and more schools are starting to do Cantonese classes with their own textbooks, alongside the standard Mandarin education. That is encouraging.