In accordance with the new law, which will come into force from the 1st of May, in China will be prohibited to use the names of foreigners. Regardless of their merits, the names of foreign countries, cities and districts in the names of Chinese settlements. The document was signed by Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang, reports osnmedia.ru.
It is noted that the adopted “rules are appealed to improve regulation of the order of naming places”. This measure is justified by the need to protect Chinese culture. The previous rules governing geographical names were adopted in 1986. Then over 60 thousand settlements and 400 thousand villages were renamed.
