BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China plans to include computer coding in curricula for primary and middle school students to help them learn about information technology and develop digital learning and innovation skills, the Ministry of Education said.
During its ongoing curriculum revision launched early last year for compulsory education - first to ninth grade - the ministry made a preliminary decision to include coding in information technology courses, it said in a statement posted on its website last week.
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