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[Opinion] Should Chinese Schools Demote English as a Core Subject? Discuss

A teacher’s call to end ‘worshipping foreign things’ reignites debate over the language’s role in schools.

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Recently, a public debate, jokingly dubbed the "Spicy Soup Battle" by netizens, has erupted in Chinese cyberspace. Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, and Tang Jiafeng, a mathematics PhD from Nanjing University and a tutor specializing in postgraduate entrance exam mathematics, engaged in a heated exchange on the question of whether English should be downgraded or eliminated as a core subject in primary and secondary schools. T…

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[Cable News] Intense competition in mainland China's public examinations has led authorities to actively promote a "double reduction" policy in recent years: reducing the homework burden on students in compulsory education and reducing extracurricular activities.

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i-cable.com broke the news on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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