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In the year 1915 a series of trivial incidents led some Chinese students in Cornell University to take up the question of reforming the Chinese language.


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HU JINTAO We are very pleased to hear that,
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HU SHIXIANG will eventually benefit the world.
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HU JINTAO I can kick your head off, but I can't, like, play a stupid little video game.
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