diff --git a/messages/zh.json b/messages/zh.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66931f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/zh.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"$schema": "https://inlang.com/schema/inlang-message-format"
+}
diff --git a/project.inlang/settings.json b/project.inlang/settings.json
index b54e87c..d3416a7 100644
--- a/project.inlang/settings.json
+++ b/project.inlang/settings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"$schema": "https://inlang.com/schema/project-settings",
 	"sourceLanguageTag": "en",
-	"languageTags": ["en", "es"],
+	"languageTags": ["en", "es", "zh"],
 	"modules": [
 		"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@inlang/message-lint-rule-empty-pattern@latest/dist/index.js",
 		"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@inlang/message-lint-rule-missing-translation@latest/dist/index.js",