> Chinese has standardized over time and become more accessible to the masses with each iteration. This is dubious. Taiwan achieved mass literacy using traditi

> Chinese has standardized over time and become more accessible to the masses with each iteration. This is dubious. Taiwan achieved mass literacy using traditional characters. Further, the PRC itself is responsible for shutting down attempts to simplify the written language e.g. romanised newspapers that operated out of Shanghai until the communist takeover.