Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police tactics and Beijing’s push for a “cleaner”, more patriotic education system.
Four law firms told Reuters that requests for representation involving foreign teachers had surged in the past six months by between four and tenfold, while teachers and schools confirmed arrests and temporary detentions for minor crimes had become commonplace.
Switzerland-based Education First (EF), which runs 300 schools across 50 Chinese cities, has seen a “significant” increase in detentions in China for alleged offences including drugs, fighting and cybersecurity violations, according to a June 27 internal notice sent to employees and seen by Reuters.
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WNU Editor: I have been commenting on the worrying rise of Chinese nationalism for the past 5 - 6 years. In the beginning it was NGOs that were targeted for harassment, soon followed by small foreign businesses and foreign cultural institutions. But this new focus by Chinese authorities on educators and teachers is deeply disturbing. There are hundreds of thousands of foreign teachers and educators working in China right now, and they are a very vulnerable group.
Hat tip to Fred for the above link.
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I wonder to what extent the outcry from china would be if they would no longer be allowed to send their students to schools in other countries?
I've a friend who is a teacher right now in Hong Kong, and he's caught up in the mess over there. This is one of the primary concerns for him, and one of the reasons why he protested initially. Although he believes protests should die down as escalation is not helping the cause.
Considering his (ahem) career Lapides is in no danger whatever as the Chinese are going after teachers.
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Lapides you're repeating yourself, so this is appropriate,
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