The “Patriotic Education” of Tibet
Following quickly dampened speculation over a possible shift in Beijing’s policy towards...
Read MorePosted by Grace | Sep 3, 2013
Following quickly dampened speculation over a possible shift in Beijing’s policy towards...
Read MorePosted by Grace | Aug 5, 2013
With millions of college students graduating into China’s “hardest job-hunting season,” Fordham Law School’s Carl Minzner argues at Caixin that the Chinese government needs to re-evaluate its educational...
Read MorePosted by Grace | May 22, 2013
In their efforts to boost rankings and achieve world-class status, many Chinese universities have implemented hiring and publishing policies that risk undermining collegiality among faculty members. From John Anthony Pella Jr....
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | Jan 29, 2013
In the New York Times, Human Rights Watch’s Nicholas Bequelin argues that while reported reforms of the re-education through labor (laojiao) system are a sign of progress, the actual impact of any changes remains to be...
Read MorePosted by 不忘初心 | Jan 29, 2013
Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, states in his article on Politico that China and the U.S. should encourage study abroad programs to strengthen ties between young people:...
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | Jan 22, 2013
Following reports, which were later removed from official news websites, that the re-education through labor (laojiao) system would be reformed, officials have now made the “most authoritative” statement yet about...
Read MorePosted by Josh Rudolph | Jan 17, 2013
On January 7, state media reported a statement made by Meng Jianzhu – the secretary of the CCP Central Committee’s Commission for Political and Legal Affairs – at a national judicial conference: that...
Read MorePosted by Scott Greene | Jan 8, 2013
The Chinese government will pursue reforms to its Re-education Through Labor (RTL) system, according to a report in Xinhua News which followed a national political and legal work conference in Beijing on Monday. From the...
Read MorePosted by Scott Greene | Nov 22, 2012
Dan Levin of The New York Times details the culture of corruption that has grown rife in China’s education system, where parents oftentimes must bribe school officials to secure enrollment in and success for their children...
Read MorePosted by 不忘初心 | Oct 12, 2012
Does an authoritarian regime constrain academic performances? Referencing the ranking of world universities by Times Higher Education, Christian Caryl at Foreign Policy rethinks the seemingly stellar achievements of...
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