China's President Xi Jinping is pictured as he and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (not pictured) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater "ideological guidance" in China's universities and urged the study of Marxism, state media reported on Monday, as the country tightens control on Western ideology.
Xi's comments are the latest sign of his politically conservative agenda and come amid a ratcheting up of controls over the media, dissidents and the internet.
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