-By Vision Times: November 14, 2021
Chinese authorities have placed a ban on teaching Tibetan language to children in the Qinghai province. The law bans even informal lessons being taught to children in Tibetan language. Local Tibetans living in the region see this policy as a method to suppress their culture and indoctrinate communist agenda into the minds of Tibetan youth.
“No individual or organization is allowed to hold informal classes or workshops to teach the Tibetan language during the winter holidays when the schools are closed. This is an attempt to wipe out Tibetan culture,” a Tibetan source living in the Qinghai province said to RFA.
The source stated how elementary schools in the region have already transitioned the language of instruction from Tibetan to Mandarin for core subjects like maths and science. Gradually, apart from the formal class for Tibetan language, all other subjects will use Mandarin as the medium of instruction. “This is an attempt to wipe out the Tibetan language,” the source stated. Continue Reading