WORKING FOR IDEALS? A Chinese official touted the program as beneficial for Taiwanese, but teachers’ salaries in Taiwan are nearly triple those in China
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 20, 2019
By: Chung Li-hua and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said it is closely monitoring developments as
The logo and name of the Mainland Affairs Council are pictured in Taipei on Friday last week. Photo: Chung Li-hua, Taipei Times
China begins allowing Taiwanese to become elementary and junior-high school teachers, a role that entails pledging allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and carrying out the CCP’s ideological and political education.
Beijing has allowed Taiwanese who have obtained Chinese residency permits to apply for the teaching positions, with the application period ending on Friday.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang (馬曉光) on Wednesday hailed the program as “another excellent policy realizing the equality of Taiwanese compatriots after the 31 measures announced last year.”
The policy is aimed at addressing the needs of Taiwanese studying in Chinese universities with the goal of becoming teachers, he said. [FULL STORY]
