History
An American missionary named C. R. Mills established the first school for the deaf in China in Shandong in 1887. Though he was an American, it was an oral school so American Sign Language did not have a strong influence on the sign language that developed among its students. A second school opened in Shanghai in 1892; there instruction was in CSL, as the teachers were Deaf. Shanghainese immigrants to Hong Kong in the early 20th century took the language there; Shanghainese teachers established schools for the deaf in Singapore and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Chinese Sign was recognized by the central government in the 1950s.
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