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How does France protect its language and culture?

In order to maintain the status of French, the French have been working tirelessly to protect and promote French. In terms of education, France requires that the language of instruction must be French. In the field of science and technology, France strongly supports the publication of scientific research results in French and increases the use of French in academic exchanges. In terms of cultural communication, it is stipulated that each radio station must broadcast 40% of French songs in its music programs, and each TV station must broadcast no less than 40% of French movies every year. Violators will be fined to fund national culture. In terms of sports, the official languages ??of the International Olympic Committee are English and French. However, in important documents of the International Olympic Committee, including the Olympic Charter, if there is any discrepancy between the English text and the French text, the French text will be used. shall prevail. In terms of daily life, France stipulates that all slogans and bulletin boards in public places must be written in French. If the original text is in other languages, it must be translated into French, and the French letters must not be smaller than the original text. In terms of external communication, France established the "Alliance Fran?aise" in Paris in 1883 - a semi-official organization that is not for profit and aims to spread French language and culture. In order to ensure the good operation of the Alliance Fran?aise, the French government invests up to 45 million euros every year. With the financial and policy support of the French government, there are currently more than 1,000 "Alliance Fran?aise" established in major cities in more than 130 countries on five continents of the world. The Alliance Fran?aise is not only a teaching institution, but also a platform for promoting cultural diplomacy and political exchanges. Not only that, the French government has also specially created two international television channels. Among them, France Television 5 transmits French programs to 11.5 billion households around the world through 59 satellites. French language and cultural institutions also prepare special teaching materials for people around the world who speak French as a foreign language. In order to spread and promote French, France held a summit in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, in November 1997 and adopted the "Charter of Francophone Nations", politically confirming the existence of the Francophone Community. March 20 is also designated as World French Language Day. France hopes to ensure the status of French in these old colonial countries through the cooperation circle of the French Community. In terms of fighting against English, in 1996 the government established a review committee for terminology and neologisms, in cooperation with forty highly respected language workers from the Collège de France. All French new words and their explanations must be approved by the Collège de France and published in the government gazette. Only then can it be counted. Once the new words are officially announced, all government agencies must set an example and use these standard French new words in official documents. Some English words that were originally popular among the people have been successfully replaced by standard French words. Some words are really irreplaceable. Experts will quote the original form of the English word, but re-use the French pronunciation to define its pronunciation. They believe that English words should not be copied directly, but their own new words should be created to prevent the invasion of English. , to protect the purity of the French language.