China has banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from using foreign words – particularly English ones. China's state press and publishing body said such words were sullying the purity of the Chinese language. It said standardised Chinese should be the norm and the press should avoid foreign abbreviations and acronyms, as well as Chinglish – which is a mix of English and Chinese. The order also extends to existing warnings that applied to radio and TV. According to the People's Daily newspaper, China's General Administration of Press and Publication said that with economic and social development, foreign languages were increasingly being used in all types of publications in China. It said such use had seriously damaged the purity of the Chinese language and resulted in adverse social impacts on the cultural environment. The state body said, if words must be written in a foreign language, an explanation in Chinese is required.