> Teachers have become central to the party's push to enforce ideological conformity, and authorities are increasingly concerned about the influence foreign travel could have on them.
> According to government notices, teachers who refuse to hand over their passports or travel abroad without official permission face disciplinary action.
They are panicking because their economy is falling apart in a catastrophic way and they are worried about capital flight/brain drain. They will soon move to shut thr country off from the outside world entirely.
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Fuck the CCP
Good luck finding English teachers, then.
Not shocking at all
Always a sign of a healthy, prospering nation on the rise
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-demands-teachers-surrender-passports-shocking-move-control-travel-limit-foreign-influence-1727461) reduced by 89%. (I’m a bot)
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> In a tightening grip on civil society, Chinese authorities have implemented a policy that requires teachers and other public-sector employees to surrender their passports.
> Teachers have become central to the party's push to enforce ideological conformity, and authorities are increasingly concerned about the influence foreign travel could have on them.
> According to government notices, teachers who refuse to hand over their passports or travel abroad without official permission face disciplinary action.
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My teacher told me that the world is flat.
They are panicking because their economy is falling apart in a catastrophic way and they are worried about capital flight/brain drain. They will soon move to shut thr country off from the outside world entirely.
China is so weak, it’s afraid of ideas.
Their society is a nightmare.