Moreover, it is stipulated in the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Common Language and Characters that Putonghua is the national common language and characters. Putonghua takes Beijing dialect as the standard pronunciation, northern dialect as the basic dialect, and typical modern vernacular as the grammatical norm.
Language is the most important communication tool and information carrier. In the historical process of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's modernization, vigorously promoting and actively popularizing Putonghua, which is commonly used throughout the country, is conducive to eliminating language barriers and promoting social exchanges, and is of great significance to socialist economic, political, cultural construction and social development.
With the reform and opening up and the development of socialist market economy, the demand for popularizing Putonghua is increasingly urgent. Popularizing Putonghua and creating a good language environment are conducive to promoting personnel exchanges and commodity circulation and cultivating a unified big market.
China is a populous country with many nationalities, languages and dialects. Popularizing Putonghua is conducive to promoting exchanges among all ethnic groups and regions, safeguarding national unity and enhancing the cohesion of the Chinese nation.
Language and writing ability is the basic content of cultural quality, and promoting Putonghua is an important content of quality education. Popularizing Putonghua is conducive to implementing the educational strategic policy of facing modernization, the world and the future, carrying forward the excellent traditional culture and patriotism of the motherland, and improving the scientific and cultural quality of the whole nation.