中国将规范符号语言与盲文
The government is to map out official standards for sign languages and braille to be used nationwide within the next five years.
中国政府将要制定符号语言与盲文的官方标准，该标准将于未来五年内全国推广。
China has more than 30 million people with hearing and vision impairments. Due to regional and cultural differences, sign languages and braille used in one place can be different from those in another.
A plan, made public Tuesday, has set the goal of determining one type of sign language and braille to be used nationwide by 2017 and issue official standards, notably, their use on computers and other new media platforms, by 2020.
The plan was jointly released by the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the Ministry of Education, State Language Commission and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
It also vowed legislative efforts for the protection and standardization of these languages.