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New Textbook

February 24, 2019;

A new textbook entitled Meilijiangzi, for primary and middle school pupils in Gyangze in Tibet, according to Chinese state media the Global Times, “integrates regional history, geography and moral education for [the] first time”. The article continues, saying that pupils will “receive education on patriotism”, using the book which was written by officials from Shanghai, and “ aims to inform students in Tibet about the integration and lineage of Han and Tibet cultures”.

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