To go with AFP story China-Language-Education-Politics, FOCUS by Tom Hancock This picture taken on January 11, 2015 shows Zhou Youguang sitting in front of a bookshelf at his home in Beijing. Born when a Qing dynasty emperor was on the throne, the man who helped invent the Pinyin writing system used for transliterating Chinese worldwide turns 109 on Tuesday. But Zhou Youguangs outspoken support for democracy means his writings are still censored by the ruling Communist party. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)
