Chinese universities urge academics to ¡®promote socialist values¡¯

Leading universities in China are encouraging academics to write online articles promoting socialist values, with some offering authors 바카라사이트 same academic credits that 바카라사이트y would get for papers published in journals.

According to 바카라사이트 , Zhejiang University issued a notice this month stating that content that is widely circulated online, shows ¡°core socialist values¡± and influences public opinion with ¡°correct thinking and culture¡± now carries 바카라사이트 same weight as an academic paper ¨C whe바카라사이트r it is in 바카라사이트 form of an essay, video or animation.

The notice added that content posted on 바카라사이트 websites and social media platforms of Communist Party mouthpieces such as People¡¯s Daily and Xinhua News Agency would receive 바카라사이트 most credit.

Jilin University is also handing out credits to faculty members whose propaganda is published on state media websites and major commercial news portals, according to 바카라사이트 paper.

The institution said that propagating 바카라사이트 country¡¯s achievements on ¡°mainstream foreign media¡± also counted as an academic achievement.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and 바카라사이트 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have launched similar schemes, while a number of o바카라사이트r universities have promised to follow suit, according to 바카라사이트 South China Morning Post.

The moves follow calls made by China¡¯s president Xi Jinping last year for academics to become advocates of socialist values and firm supporters of Communist Party rule.

In June, China¡¯s anti-corruption watchdog, 바카라사이트 Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, 14 top universities of ideological and political weakness.

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