Heirs of China’s New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values – Maureen Fan

From the Washington Post:

Luoyu

In a borrowed classroom of the provincial Communist Party School, a newly busy philosophy professor addressed 15 well-groomed adult students. His message: Try to have a soul.

…It was opening day of Jiaye Changqing, or “Family Enterprise Lasts Forever,” a week-long course for the sons and daughters of rich entrepreneurs — especially those sons and daughters who are about to inherit the family business. While the course included standard lessons on management strategy, it was also intended to instill traditional Chinese values in a younger generation schooled in Western, capitalist ways. [Full text]

[Image: Luo Yu, 31, took a class for children of wealthy entrepreneurs, via the Washington Post]

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