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Hong Kong schools introduce 'Xi Jinping Thought' as new addition to curriculum: The Chinese leader's ideas are now mandatory for secondary students (www.newindianexpress.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Is it a TV show with a big yellow bear?

Can you imagine the shit storm “Kamala’s Thoughts” would rain.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

And on the other side, Donald Trump owns a social network, and yet no shit storm.

How the fuck did ethics become so asymmetric?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected]

Whataboutism? Apart from the fact that it has nothing to do with the linked article, there has been a lot of, say, 'not too positive' reports about Trump's social network.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well my comment was a response to the comment above, not to the article, and in the context of "Kamala's Thoughts" it is relevant.

ravhall's point is good, that if a Democrat tried to share their ideology this way the response would be overwhelmingly negative. But on the other hand, we have "Truth Social" which might as well be labeled "Trump's Thoughts" because he uses it as his personal soapbox. Political candidates owning social media companies should be illegal.