China accelerates cultural suppression in Tibet with ideological, militarised training of elementary students

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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 15 (ANI): A new investigation has revealed that Chinese authorities are intensifying ideological indoctrination amongTibetan elementary school children through “red" re-education campaigns, Mao-centric propaganda, and military-style training.

According to a report released by the Washington-based advocacy organisation International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), China is increasingly using the education system to instil loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the expense of Tibetan culture and language, as reported by Phayul.

According to Phayul, citing material from Chinese state media and local propaganda channels, the ICT report details how even even first-grade students in Tibet are being subjected to activities designed to instil early political loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while eroding their cultural and linguistic identity.

One documented case from Medog County in southern Tibet shows unifo...

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