It would seem that within a few generations, Traditional Chinese will die out, as even Taiwanese people have adapted the practice of using Simplified Chinese.

THE United Nations will only use simplified Chinese characters after 2008, the Beijing Morning Post said today, citing linguists.

The UN is currently using both versions of Chinese characters -- simplified characters and the original complex form. But the UN has decided to rule out the complex form after 2008, said Chen Zhangtai, chief of the Chinese academy of practical linguistics.

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