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Re:Some Georgia Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory by nekojima on Sunday September 09, 2012 @02:05AM (#4495082)
"Related topic: The Hong Kong Chinese don't want their kids to learn about about China"

That's a very wrong interpretation of the current events in HK. The parents and students are opposed to the National Education plan because it inaccurately presents recent mainland Chinese history and Chinese cultural values, is an attempt at brain washing (or 'wash brain' in local English) and is being used as a way of monitoring the political reliability of students & their teachers. This last point is a particular concern, as its an extension of the surveillance network & could be used to hinder job promotion and educational advancement.

Re:Some Georgia Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory by seanmcdirmid on Sunday September 09, 2012 @02:52AM (#4495148)
Yes. What the hk'ers are against is the "patriotic" education where the kids learn about Mao and how great the CCP (Chinese communist party) is. And I think they have a good point.