China changes school curriculum to reflect Beijing's positive Covid narrative
by Helen Davidson and Lily Kuo in Taipei from Science | The Guardian on (#59WH3)
Content added to classes will say the state always put the life and safety of its people first'
Chinese government-endorsed content about the pandemic and the fighting spirit" of the country's response will be added to school curriculum, the country's ministry of education has said, in a move to enshrine the country's narrative of success against the virus.
The content will be added to elementary and middle school classes in biology, health and physical education, history, and literature, and will help students understand the basic fact that the Party and the state always put the life and safety of its people first", the ministry said on Wednesday.
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