{"id":9256,"date":"2021-08-27T17:31:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia-ibs.com\/v2\/what-is-xi-jinping-thought-which-will-now-be-taught-in-chinas-schools\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:31:03","slug":"what-is-xi-jinping-thought-which-will-now-be-taught-in-chinas-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asia-ibs.com\/en\/what-is-xi-jinping-thought-which-will-now-be-taught-in-chinas-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is “Xi Jinping Thought”, Which Will Now Be Taught in China’s Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China will introduce the Chinese president’s political ideology into its national curriculum.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Xi Jinping Thought” will help “teenagers establish Marxist beliefs”, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said in its new guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ideology will be integrated into learning from primary school through university.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Xi’s latest effort to consolidate the role of the ruling Chinese Communist Party across different areas of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, the Ministry of Education said it aimed to “cultivate the builders and successors of socialism with a comprehensive moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic foundation”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guidelines include labor education “to cultivate the spirit of hard work” and education on national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, China’s top body enshrined “Xi Jinping Thought” in the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, it has been introduced in some universities and among young politicians taking part in extracurricular activities and in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Xi Jinping Thought” has 14 principles that emphasize communist ideals and also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n