> the stats for China are simply stated as “read and write” One could argue that being able to read and write in Chinese is quite an accomplishment. For alphab

> the stats for China are simply stated as “read and write” One could argue that being able to read and write in Chinese is quite an accomplishment. For alphabet-based writing systems, kids as young as 6 y.o. can read pretty much any word they know, and write many of them. Not for Chinese.