Complex sentence: In 1976, Singapore fully adopted the simplified Chinese characters of the People's Republic of China and the following year, the second attempt to simplify the characters was stopped, thus ending the long period of confusion associated with simplification.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1976, Singapore fully adopted the simplified Chinese characters of the People's Republic of China. The following year, the second attempt to simplify the characters was stopped, thus ending the long period of confusion associated with simplification.