
A new national policy has been launched to strengthen the inheritance and development of the Chinese language and traditional culture. Jointly ___1___ (issue) by seven top-level departments, including the Ministry of Education, the guideline aims to enhance public literacy, particularly among the youth, and promote the “creative transformation and innovative development” of this cultural heritage.
Professor Zhang Yiwu from Peking University emphasizes that the Chinese language is the fundamental “gene” of the culture. He ___2___ (argue) that even in the age of artificial intelligence, it remains the essential driver for narratives and ___3___ (innovate), which technology alone cannot replicate. The policy outlines several key tasks, such as deepening research and integrating language education into cultural projects.
A significant focus of the initiative is digital empowerment (授权). In response ___4___ contemporary needs, it pushes for the digitization of linguistic resources. This follows the recent introduction of the “Digital Chinese” concept, ___5___ seeks to modernize the language system through information technology. Several provinces have already taken ___6___ (act). Henan Province, for example, ___7___ (create) a cultural park and AI agents for oracle bone script research so far, while Guangdong is developing a large language model for linguistic services. At the institutional level, universities like Beijing Normal University are contributing tools like the “AI Taiyan 3.0” model, designed to process classical Chinese texts and offer functions like translation, ___8___ (serve) both scholars and the international public.