An article in the Guangming Daily (March 14), quoting Chinese President Xi Jinping's statement on replacing minority languages with Mandarin, said that the 'national common spoken and written language' has for decades played a major role in 'the development of politics, economy, culture, education, transportation, and information technology in ethnic areas. Learning the national language well for ethnic minorities is beneficial to employment, acceptance of modern scientific and cultural knowledge, and integration into society'. It said, "A questionnaire survey conducted in southern Xinjiang showed that after mastering the national language, the monthly income of households in ethnic areas has increased significantly." "Through a live broadcast in Mandarin, a villager in Kezuohou Banner, Inner Mongolia got out of poverty and became rich, with an annual income of 5,000 yuan. Increased to an annual income of more than 800,000 yuan". The article added that ethnic minority people have embarked on a path of prosperity with the help of Mandarin, and 'that, in recent years, great progress has been made in popularizing the education of the national standard spoken and written language. This also shows that to learn the national common spoken and written language is tantamount to mastering a key to modern scientific and cultural knowledge, contacting the world, understanding the world, and integrating into modern society better and faster.' The article asserted that "Education penetrates into the blood and soul, and must start from an early age" and promoting education in the national common spoken and written language "is the simplest patriotic way for every Chinese".