Abstract
In the digital era, the development and application of generative artificial intelligence, represented by large language models, have made digital literacy a vital component of new quality productive forces. Digital language resources not only reflect a nation’s soft power but also act as the cornerstone of its future development. The vitality and influence of the Chinese language in the digital space are significant indicators of China’s language situation and national standing. This study makes a preliminary evaluation of the vitality and influence of Chinese in the digital space by building an indicator system centered on digital language use. This system covers five vertical domains, including economic, technological, cultural, social, and educational, in addition to basic Digital Chinese indicators. By collecting and analyzing relevant data, the study compares the use of Chinese with that of other major world languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. The findings indicate that, driven by the digital wave, Chinese has broken through geographical boundaries to become a global language. The vitality and influence of Chinese in the digital space are firmly ranked second in the world, having created a considerable gap over other major languages except English. The most prominent characteristic of the Digital Chinese ecosystem is its relative abundance of dynamic data and scarcity of static data. Furthermore, the protection of digital cultural classics and the development of Digital Chinese applications are identified as two major highlights of the language’s digital development.
Key words
Digital Chinese /
digital space /
Chinese language vitality /
Chinese language influence
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Ye Jun, Zhu Xiaorui and Lin Pengfei.
A Study of the Vitality and Influence of the Chinese Language in the Global Digital Space[J]. Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning. 2025, 10(6): 20-35 https://doi.org/10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20250602
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