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Chinese Education Officials have two faces!
No doubt the Chinese official with the education brief will be all smiles on his visit to the Isle of Man in the next few days:
https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/chinese-education-boss-v...
However China uses education as a weapon to destroy the culture of its political minorities such as the Uyghur.
While Department of Education officials in Mann showcase the Manx education system I am sure their guest will be all smiles.
However China is two faced and young children, the Uyghur language and customs are in the front line of China’s repression in Xinjiang as this article from Radio Free Asia indicates:
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/language-day-06152017171145.html
Image: Uyghur children - their education choices exploited by the Chinese
Bernard Moffatt
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