Published 21:05 IST, September 1st 2021

'Grandpa' Xi Jinping's political ideology introduced in all levels of Chinese curriculum

After a crackdown on billionaires, entertainment industry & Uighur Muslims among others, Xi Jinping-led regime's next target seems to be the education industry

Reported by: Pritesh Kamath
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After a crackdown on tech industry, entertainment industry and Uighur Muslims among ors, Xi Jinping-led Chinese regime's next target seems to be education industry.  education ministry under autocratic Chinese regime has now introduced "Xi Jinping thought on Socialism" in curriculum to indoctrinate youth under garb of inculcating nationalism in country.

primary students as young as seven years old will now be taught to love ruling Communist Party besides cultivating love for country and socialism. Not only primary students but Xi Jinping's political ideology will also be incorporated in curriculums of middle schools to colleges and gruate programs.

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"To cultivate builders and successors of socialism with an all-round moral, intellectual, physical and aestic grounding and a hard-working spirit, we must arm students' minds with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," reported a Chinese mouthpiece.

new school books come with President Xi Jinping's smiling face along with quotes while content of books comprises mostly of achievements of communist party's role in fighting COVID-19 and poverty alleviation and lessons on Chinese civilisation. Interestingly, textbooks have termed Xi Jinping as "Grandpa" for youth of country.

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One of textbooks res, "Grandpa Xi Jinping is very busy with work, but no matter how busy he is, he still joins our activities and cares about our growth."

Reportedly, re have been apprehensions among parents over new curriculum, however, y cannot air ir grouse given reputation Xi Jinping regime carries for aggressively suppressing voices that speak against regime.

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Xi Jinping's clampdown

Touted to be most powerful Chinese leer after CPC founder leer Mao Zedong, Xi Jinping is set to govern country indefinitely unlike his predecessors, who h to step down as president after governing for two terms. In 2018, during a legislative meeting term limits of presidentship was abolished, paving way for Xi Jinping to retain power throughout his lifetime. Xi Jinping enjoys absolute leership of Chinese Military, Chinese Communist Party and Chinese Government. 

Recently, communist regime under his leership has led a crackdown on various subjects ranging from video games, celebrity culture and online fan followings, for what regime claims to be a b influence on youth of country. Media houses, billionaires and several or individuals who have been critical of Xi Jinping government in past have eir been arrested or have disappeared from public light. autocracy of regime has led to likes of Alibaba founder Jack Ma and several ors, living in oblivion who were once messiahs of tech industry, who substantially contributed to Chinese economy.

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21:05 IST, September 1st 2021