Chinese Culture: Why is Mandarin the Official Language of China?

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Why is Mandarin the official language of China?

Many may wonder about this. The overseas Chinese community widely speaks Cantonese and the Teochew dialect.

So, why Mandarin?

What is the history of Mandarin?

The predecessor of Mandarin is the Beijing dialect (北京话 Běi jīng huà). …