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China bans giving foreign names to places

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 26, 2022, at 10:17 pm

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Beijing: China has outlawed using exotic names of foreigners and distant places as geographical names at home in a bid to bolster the sense of national identity.

The decree published by The Paper, an online Chinese newspaper, said the legislation would take effect on May 1.

This is one of the measures announced last week by the Chinese State Council in the effort to protect the national sovereignty and the Chinese culture, and promote national values.

(With UNI/Sputnik inputs)

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