‘UNITED FRONT’: Schools with ties to Communist Youth League academies or that have sent interns to Chinese state-run media must correct the situation or face a fine
Taipei Times
Date: May 10, 2019
By: Rachel Lin, Lee Hsin-fang and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Ministry of Education yesterday proclaimed academic and cultural exchanges by
Deputy Minister of Education Fan Sun-lu participates in a news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday.Photo: Lee Hsin-fang, Taipei Times
students and teachers with Chinese Communist Party-affiliated institutions a breach of the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例) punishable by a NT$500,000 (US$16,152) fine.
Officials discovered that some schools have become sister schools with Communist Youth League academies, while others have sent interns to China’s state-run China Central Television and the People’s Daily, Department of International and Cross-strait Education Director-General Lai Hsin-jen (賴信任) said.
The ministry has asked the schools to correct the situation and vowed to impose a fine if the infractions persist, Lai said.
The ministry also plans to meet with the Mainland Affairs Council and schools to discuss China’s “united front” tactics targeting teachers in the areas of culture and education, Deputy Minister of Education Fan Sun-lu (范巽綠) said. [FULL STORY]
