It was another “teacher’s day” in China on September 9th, the country’s 39th such day, and an unspecified number of “outstanding teacher representatives” descended on Beijing to hold a symposium there. Party secretary general and state chairman Xi Jinping sent a letter, but didn’t appear in person, nor did Li Qiang, the politburo’s number two. Instead, they sent that letter (Xi) and “instructions” (Li). Instead, they sent Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), another member of the politburo’s standing committee, and vice chief state councillor under Li Qiang to convey both the letter and the instructions.
CCTV Xinwen Lianbo coverage, Sept 9, 2023
Nothing new really, but given that Ding emphasized the need to “create a social trend of “respecting teachers and valuing education”, so that “the people’s educators” would be a title of supreme honor”, one might have expected some more protocol. After all, winners of that title – “people’s educators” – attended the sympsium, too.
The honorary title appears to have been an award since 2019.
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