Asian Correspondent
December 30, 2014
China’s president has called for the Communist Party to enhance its leadership over the country’s universities in a continuing tightening of ideological controls across a wide range of society.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping said higher learning institutions should publicize the Marxist thought that provided a theoretical foundation for the party and enhance ideological guidance.
Xi issued the instruction during a two-day meeting that ended Monday on party-building in higher learning institutions.
Political indoctrination is part of the curriculum for Chinese students, and Chinese professors have long endured monitoring.
But under Xi, reporters for a party-run newspaper covertly sat in on college classes and reported on the lectures. Reporters have also undergone training in Marxism to emphasize the ruling party’s control.
