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ID164773
Title ProperDefense education in Chinese universities
Other Title Informationdrilling elite youth
LanguageENG
AuthorGenevaz, Juliette
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article examines the design, implementation and reception of defense education in Chinese universities. Delivered by the People’s Liberation Army since 1985, this program, which aims at cultivating students’ civic awareness through elementary military training, is still ongoing today. Official publications and interviews with students who attended the training suggest that defense education is successful in conveying the authority of the Party-state to China’s new elite youth. The physical component of the training is the added value that is well received by the new generations, by comparison with ideological indoctrination. The Chinese Communist Party’s use of the military to infuse discipline and compliance among a historically volatile section of society highlights the militarist nature of the People’s Republic of China.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Contemporary China Vol. 28, No.117; May 2019: p.453-467
Journal SourceJournal of Contemporary China Vol: 28 No 117
Key WordsChinese Communist Party ;  People’s Liberation Army ;  Chinese Universities ;  Defense Education


 
 
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