In China, universities seek to plant 'Xi Thought' in minds of students


  • World
  • Friday, 22 Jun 2018

FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping waves after attending the inauguration ceremony of Chinese sponsored Vietnam-China Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - Armed with interactive online courses, generous funding and new dedicated research institutes, China's universities are on the frontlines of an effort to promote the thinking of President Xi Jinping to China and the world.

Since October, many universities across China have placed "Xi Thought" at the core of their curricula – the first time since the era of Mao Zedong that a Chinese leader has been accorded similar academic stature.

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