CHINA-INTERNAL: TEACHERS FOR TIBET AND XINJIANG
On June 19, 2017, the official Global Times disclosed China's decision to dispatch 10,000 teachers to the Xinjiang and Tibet Autonomous Regions to support local education and help solve the educational problems and improve local education in the regions. About 1,500 teachers from inland provinces are currently working in Xinjiang and Tibet and another batch of 4,000 teachers will be selected and sent to the regions soon, according to a meeting held in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported. |