Textbook used in Victorian schools repeats Chinese government propaganda

The textbook, which has now been recalled, includes passages that critics believe endorse China's authoritarian rule and are straight out of the party playbook'

A textbook used in some Victorian schools includes portions that repeat Chinese Communist party propaganda and features a controversial map in which China claims most of the South China Sea in contradiction of Australian government policy.

The Guardian can reveal concerns about the material have prompted the publisher, Cengage Learning Asia, to recall unsold copies of the textbook, which the Melbourne-based authors said they had written to suit the course design of the Victorian senior school subject Chinese language, culture and society.