China’s New Patriotic Education Law: Impact on Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau

2023-10-24 09:09:52

On the 24th, the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of mainland China voted to pass the “Patriotic Education Law of the People’s Republic of China”, which will be implemented from January 1, 2024. This bill has a total of 5 chapters and 40 articles, including what patriotic education is, its scope, applicable groups and potential penalties. Not only people in mainland China will be affected, but Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will also be named. It is expected to start on New Year’s Day next year. , a series of corresponding policies or plans will be launched.

In fact, when the previous draft was exposed, the Chinese media clearly stated that Beijing would take measures to carry out historical, cultural and patriotic education, “with individual provisions to enhance compatriots in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to have a better understanding of the country and China’s fine traditions.” cultural identity, and consciously safeguard national unity and ethnic unity.”

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Taking Hong Kong as an example, similar patriotism or national conditions education has been promoted since the handover. Even during the discussion of the draft of the Patriotism Education Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong media discovered that the so-called patriotic education covers more than just the government. Schools and schools are also required to start with family education. Macau has begun to include various patriotic contents in primary and secondary school textbooks. This has also made the outside world curious about how Beijing will deal with the people of Taiwan in terms of patriotic education if Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are named.

The use of state machinery to amend this bill is of course directly related to Xi Jinping. After taking office, he has continued to promote patriotic education. Coupled with various past regulations or systems, which are scattered in hundreds of bills throughout the law, the top leaders of the Communist Party of China decided to integrate them into one bill. These regulations are of a general nature to unify patriotic education.

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