Talk:Standard Chinese

message: This is my first time setting up an account and I would like to edit this article however it is locked. 
Regarding the first paragraph: 
Standard Chinese, also known as Modern Standard Mandarin, Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese (MSMC), or simply Mandarin, is a standard variety of Chinese that is one of the official languages of China. Its pronunciation is based on the Beijing dialect, its vocabulary on the Mandarin dialects, and its grammar is based on written vernacular Chinese. The similar Taiwanese Mandarin is a national language of Taiwan. Standard Singaporean Mandarin is one of the four official languages of Singapore.
Mandarin is the official language of China, just like how Taiwan and Singapore are described as having one "national language" or  four "official languages" respectively. 
Mandarin is not ONE OF the official languageS of China. There isn't more than one OFFICIAL language (there are many non-official ones, known as dialects). Caps are intentional. Mandarin is THE official language of China. This should be clarified. And Mandarin is ONE dialect, not "the Mandarin dialectS."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hsrain (talk • contribs) 22:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Welcome  That's correct. Although there are several official languages in the PRC the one and only nationwide official language is MSMC. Love —LiliCharlie (talk) 22:35, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: That is true.  On the second criticism, it is certainly common to use "Mandarin dialects" for the dialects in the Mandarin (官话) group (which includes the Beijing dialect) and this phrasing is essential to making sense of the second sentence.  Kanguole 23:26, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I included in the lede that it is the main official language, but included a mention that "There exist other regional official languages in China, for instance Portuguese is also an official language in Macau only, and English is an official language in Hong Kong only".James343e (talk) 10:47, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  First paragraph is wrong. New to Wikipedia. 

message: Why doesn't it say that Standard Chinese is a officially recognised minority language in Malaysia????? 2001:268:9ACE:1181:7090:42FF:FE48:1A31 (talk) 09:22, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chinese language in Malaysia 

message: The article contains misleading information. Modern Standard Chinese is based on the Mandarin variety of Chinese, yet it is not Mandarin, but a pluricentric language with different standard forms in mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, and Hong Kong. Hong Kong and Macau have used Modern Standard Chinese in the formal written register even before 1997 and Cantonese is used as a colloquial form of Chinese only, although Modern Standard Chinese is read aloud in Cantonese phonology in Hong Kong and Macau. The standard language of Hong Kong officially is "Chinese" with not further specification.Einstein92 (talk) 01:50, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misleading information, Cantonese not standard language of Hong Kong 

message: misleading information,cantonese not standard language of hong ko
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thread_title:  Hong kong