@thisismissem Yes, it's certainly true that every “lingua franca” is related to empires or imperialism. In East Asia, Classical Chinese was the lingua franca for a long time, which is not unrelated to ancient China's position in the region.
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콤퓨터科學에 한때 感動하고 只今은 어려움을 겪고 있습니다.
이 計定에서는 CJK言語에 關心을 共有합니다.
这个号发 CJK 语言相关内容。
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