Dozens of Graduates from Universities Across China Sign Petition Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Over 100 domestic and overseas alumni of over 10 universities across #China, including Peking University and Tsinghua University, have signed a petition against #Russia ’s invasion of #Ukraine . Echoing the open condemnation of Russia’s actions made earlier by a number of historians, the petition calls on the Chinese government to fulfil its guarantee of Ukraine’s safety.

In a 26 February Weibo post titled “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Our Stance”, Professor Sun Jiang of Nanjing University, Professor Wang Lixin of Peking University, Professor Xu Guoqi of The University of Hong Kong, Professor Zhong Weimin of Tsinghua University, and Professor Chen Yan of Fudan University openly censure and express strong opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The scholars call on the Russian government and President Putin to cease the aggression and come to a solution through talks. The post was hidden two hours later.

Source: RFA #Mar01

https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/antiwar-03012022043310.html

China Schools Teach Students to "Correctly" Understand Ukraine Crisis; Taiwanese Scholars Warn of CCP Legitimizing Aggression on Taiwan

Schools across China are hosting lesson planning workshops for their teachers, so that they can teach students to "correctly understand" the recent developments in Ukraine.

A notice from Shandong education department noted that these workshops are intended for teachers of "political thinking classes", to help them "correctly understand the principles, position, and line to take" regarding the Ukraine crisis, so that they can "guide the thoughts" of their students.

These courses are hosted by The "Hand-in-Hand Lesson Preparation Center for National Ideological and Political Classes".

Chinese Scholars: Can't Judge Russia-Ukraine crisis as Simply Right or Wrong

In one such workshop in Shanxi, a teacher asked how to educate primary and secondary school students in international relations, and how to answer questions regarding whether Russia's war against Ukraine is justified.

Answering the question was professor Xia Yong-Lin from Xidian University's School of Humanities. He said that the Russia-Ukraine crisis cannot "be judged as simply right or wrong": "under the American-led international order, in an environment [filled with] arrogant hegemony and hysteria without fairness, it is meaningless to get caught up in questions of justice."

Liu Li-Bo, Vice-chair of the School of Maxism at Shaanxi Normal University, emphasized proactively instill thoughts that are in line with mainstream ideology and national policy. "If students in primary and secondary schools were led astray, it's difficult to straighten them up again."

Professor Wang Yong-Zhi Northwest University added that teachers must make the connection with national revival. Teachers must clearly tell students that China is facing the greatest challenge since its economic reform, and the country needs students to have an even greater sense of nationalism and responsibility.

CCP Aims to Legitimize Future Taiwan Invasion, Taiwanese Scholars warns

In Taiwan, Wang Zhi-Sheng, Secretary General of China Asia-Pacific Elite Exchange Association, pointed out two objectives for China's systematic and unified indoctrination of its "truth" of the Ukrainian conflict. For one, they aimed to whitewash Russia's aggression and drum up support in China. The more concerning objective, however, was to portray Russia's situation as being "backed into a corner" before taking military action; this implied that China may also be "backed into a corner" in the future, and become "forced" to use its military against Taiwan.

Lin Xian-Shen, head of the Department of East Asian Studies at National Taiwan Normal University, pointed out that Putin's narrative considers Ukraine to be part of Russia. Similarly, the Chinese Communist Party considered Taiwan to be part of China, and could thus use the same justifications to rally popular support for aggression against Taiwan. If the Chinese people supports Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it would naturally also support a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, he said.

Sources:
Ming Pao
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/中國/article/20220326/s00013/1648232383800/多省學校教「正確」認識烏局勢

Liberty Times
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3883445

#Ukraine #RussianInvasion #Brainwashing #MinistryOfTruth

Chinese #Drones Company #DJI denies accusations of leaking Ukrainian Military Secrets

#MediaMarkt, a German electronic retailer, removed all DJI products from their shelves last week, after sources confirmed that the Chinese drone manufacturer has been leaking Ukrainian Military secrets and locations to Russia.

DJI has responded on Twitter earlier this week, denying any breach of data.

Pulling all the DJI products from over 800 stores across 12 EU countries and Turkey, MediaMarkt only stated that immediate action was needed due to their responsibilities as a corporate, without any further explanation to the cause of the pull. However, in a response to an enquiry from the internet, the company claimed that DJI has been leaking the GPS data of Ukrainian army to Russia, and that they would follow up with situation as it develops.

Source: Unwire.hk #Mar31

https://unwire.hk/2022/03/31/dji-rejects-claim-that-it-leaks-data-to-russia-on-ukrainian-military-positions/life-tech/drone/

#MadeInChina #RussianInvasion #Ukraine