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Chinese IME backspace deletes entire composition instead of last character

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scenario-ime-backspace-chinese-mobile

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Case	OS	Device	Browser	Keyboard	Status
ce-0219-chinese-ime-backspace-android	Android 11.0+	Any Android device Any	Chrome Mobile 100.0+	Chinese (Pinyin) IME	draft

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Chinese IME backspace deletes entire composition instead of last character

OS: Android 11.0+ · Device: Any Android device Any · Browser: Chrome Mobile 100.0+ · Keyboard: Chinese (Pinyin) IME

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