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2021: Protecting PRC Ideological Security in Sino-Foreign Joint Education

Posted on 06/10/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Ideological security is an essential component in the Chinese Communist Party’s and China’s national security concept. Protecting the Party and the PRC from ideological infection from foreigners or from Chinese expatriates is one of the roles of Party and PRC … Continue reading →

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1958: Party’s “Rightist” Speech Collection Published After the Hundred Flowers Campaign

Posted on 10/05/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Just imagine yourself as Chairman Mao or even one of the Party cadres boundlessly loyal to Chairman Mao getting a copy of the material published in this this book. Those criticisms by the many students, professors and others who spoke … Continue reading →

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2024: Party Control of Universities Tightens Further

Posted on 01/19/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Radio Free Asia just did a report on further consolidation of Party control over universities. Continuing with the Xi acceleration of the trend of merging Party and state organizations (called one office, two nameplates) the office of the president of … Continue reading →

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2012-22: PRC Scholars Criticize PRC Education (and More)

Posted on 05/11/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Four articles on the Qian Xusen Question : “None of the students cultivated over the years has had academic achievements comparable to those of the scholars cultivated in the Republic of China. Why do our schools always fail to produce … Continue reading →

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2021: Teaching the Leadership of the Communist Party IV

Posted on 12/13/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of translations of the one hundred page long October 2021 PRC Ministry of Education guidelines for Chinese teachers from elementary through high school on points to cover when teaching their … Continue reading →

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2021: Teaching the Leadership of the Communist Party III

Posted on 12/10/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This is part 3 in a series of translations of the long document issued the the PRC Ministry of Education in October 2021 on how leadership of the Communist Party is to be taught in PRC schools from elementary school … Continue reading →

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2020: Tsinghua U Public Emergency Response Plan

Posted on 11/28/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

With the outbreak of student protests across China about Covid lockdowns and other grievances, many Chinese universities must be dusting off their emergency plans. The 2020 Tsinghua University plan translated below is one such plan. Some of these plans address … Continue reading →

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2021: Teaching “Leadership of the Communist Party” II

Posted on 11/23/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

In this installment of the translation of the PRC Ministry of Education’s guidance on educating students at all levels: elementary, middle, high school and university on the “leadership of the Communist Party” the importance of upholding the core leadership to … Continue reading →

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2021: Teaching “Leadership of the Communist Party” I

Posted on 11/22/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

During my decade working in China reading materials meant for a Chinese audience was a great help in my work. Attending some meetings deemed international (if one foreigner was allowed to attend, it was classified as an international meeting) I … Continue reading →

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2021 Yan Xuetong: Development of the Discipline of International Relations in China

Posted on 01/12/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Professor Yan’s article seems to look for inspiration from the history of the development of the hard sciences for the development of “soft sciences” such as International Relations. During the first three decades of the PRC, the social sciences were … Continue reading →

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