cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/2563949
The teachings on the ideology of China’s leader are encased in a new subject now mandatory for secondary students, Citizenship, Economics and Society, first announced in 2022.
Hong Kong has introduced Xi Jinping Thought as a new addition to the curriculum for some students.
Xi has been the president of the People’s Republic of China since 2013.
The new school year began in Hong Kong this week.
The changes come alongside more lessons about national security and pro-Beijing patriotism, as the influence and control of China’s ruling Communist party increases in the semi-autonomous city, The Guardian reported.
The teachings on the ideology of China’s leader are encased in a new subject now mandatory for secondary students, Citizenship, Economics and Society, first announced in 2022.
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The new module instils “patriotic education” for all three years of secondary students, and its content is aimed at “cultivating students’ sense of nationhood, affection for our country and sense of national identity”, according to government-issued curriculum guidelines. Third form students are expected to learn about Xi Jinping Thought in a module on “our country’s political structure and participation in international affairs”. The guidelines recommend teachers spend 12 40-minute lessons on the module.
Xi’s personal political philosophy, officially called “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”, was enshrined in China’s constitution in 2018. In 2021 it was introduced into mainland Chinese schools. The Xi teachings in the mainland curriculum appear on available information to be far more comprehensive that those introduced to Hong Kong. However it has still sparked alarm among some parents and citizens.
Hong Kong school enrolments have declined sharply in recent years, driven by low birthrates and an exodus of residents and expats in the wake of the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement and the imposition of tighter, pro-CCP social controls.
The world is going more and more towards 1984 book ideas. It was a warning, not a manual (like the author said).
imagine the size of an ego you need to even think of this
I guess if you are surrounded only by yes-sayers for too long, something like that may happen.
Mao won the Revolution, Deng figured out how to actually lift people out of poverty, Xi…
???
Oh, bother.
Lmao, what a weird way to worm your way into kids heads. Fuckin psycho Xinny
I’m sure he already forces everyone to like his shitposts and reply to him in the group chat, too.
Imagine it’s not about politics or economics; it’s just random shit he thinks each day:
“Damn, I really want to scratch myself with his Fork”
“Hehe that man looks like a Frog”
“I really really need to fart right now.”
“I know this gives me mad gas, but I really want that pork chop”
“I bet I could throw that Kid like a Football”
