But despite support from a small number of trained linguists in China and overseas , GR met with public indifference and even hostility due to its complexity .
Its proponents hoped one day to establish it as a writing system for a reformed Chinese script .
Despite support from a small number of trained linguists in China and overseas , GR met with public indifference and even hostility due to its complexity .
Its proponents hoped one day to establish it as a writing system for a reformed Chinese script .