Three China universities vow to strengthen ideological control over students, teachers
Communist Party journal publishes statements of Peking, Fudan and Sun Yat-sen universities
Three prestigious mainland universities have vowed to strengthen ideological control over students and teachers, according to statements in the latest issue of Qiushi, the Communist Party journal.
The statements, by Communist Party committees of Peking University, Shanghai’s Fudan University and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, appeared in the article "How to carry out ideological work at universities under new historical conditions".
Peking University said it would tighten control of the “internet battlefield” and build a sound monitoring and management system for online public opinion. The school has set up a task force to monitor online opinion on a 24-hour basis.
"In recent years, some people with ulterior motives have added fuel to the flames on the Internet ... ultimately targeting the Chinese Communist Party and the socialist system," the Qiushi article read.
Those actions "created a very large negative impact on public opinion on the Internet and social consensus," the piece, written by the university’s party committee, went on.
The committee called on teachers and students to "take a firm stand and be unequivocal, and fight against speech and actions that touch upon the party’s and country’s principles and bottom lines in a timely, efficient and resolute manner".
