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Fei-Ling WangFei-Ling Wang, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was quoted in the article, "China's Kids Get Schooled in 'Xi Jinping Thought," published by France 21 on Sept. 1, 2021.
An excerpt:
Wang Fei-Ling, a professor of international affairs at Georgia Tech, said the textbooks were an example of the Communist Party's effort to "bet on a cult of personality in a Mao-like strong leader."
"However, given what has happened in the Chinese society over the past four decades, I think many parents may not like it very much and many students may find it boring -- but few would or could protest it publicly," Wang added.
"Most are likely to simply not take it very seriously."
