Why is Mandarin the official language of China, if Cantonese is the OLDEST form of language?

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Question by : Why is Mandarin the official language of China, if Cantonese is the OLDEST form of language?
If Cantonese was the oldest form of dialect that exists in China, why is Mandarin (a new dialect) considered the official language for China? Long time ago, EVERYONE speaks Cantonese so shouldn't Cantonese be the official language for China???


Best answer:
Answer by Doc PhilCantonese is a southern dialect. The people from Manchuria whipped everyone else and created

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