China on Sunday announced a national action plan to strengthen its education system and strengthen the country's “international influence” by 2035.
The plan, announced by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, aims to build an education system to “support the promotion of modernization and the revitalization of the nation.” According to This was reported by the Chinese state news agency Xinhua. The announcement came days after data released on Friday revealed that China's population will decline for the third consecutive year in 2024.
The state news agency said, “A strong socialist education system with Chinese characteristics has strong ideological and political leadership, talent competitiveness, scientific and technological base, livelihood security, social synergy, and international “It is characterized by its strong influence.” The report also states that “building an educated nation” has been one of China's aspirations “since the advent of modernity.” (Related: Exclusive: Documents and recordings reveal how TikTok forced staff to take an oath to protect China's 'socialist system')
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The education plan also requires Chinese elementary and middle school students to engage in at least two hours of physical activity each day to curb the rise in myopia and obesity. FeeReuters reported. Remarkably, one in five children and adolescents in the United States is obese. According to to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Several U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern about China's attempts to influence U.S. education in recent years. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report, released in July 2024, urges U.S. policymakers to monitor money flowing into U.S. universities from China and Chinese-influenced organizations and operatives. He suggested that amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 should be included to strengthen the system.
The Chinese government has faced a number of economic hardships in recent years, including an unstable housing market, rising national debt, and weak consumer demand. China's high cost of education also contributes to the economic hardships of some of its citizens. study Chinese households spend an average of 17.1% of their annual income and 7.9% of their total annual expenditures on education, more than the United States, Japan and Mexico, according to a study released in April by the Stanford Center for Chinese Economics and Institutions.
The U.S. education system is also likely to undergo far-reaching reforms under President-elect Donald Trump, who returns to office on Monday. Trump has vowed to save American education from “radical leftist lunatics.”
The president-elect recently announced that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday on a variety of topics, including TikTok and trade.
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