CHINA-PLA: TIBETAN STUDENTS PROMISED REIMBURSEMENT OF SCHOOL FEES IF THEY JOIN PLA
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Radio Free Asia (August 11) citing Tibetan sources reported that Tibetan students ages 18-21 are being offered reimbursement of their school fees in exchange for enrolling in a two-year course of military training. According to a recent Chinese government notice sent to students’ phones by text, students in high schools and colleges enrolled in the program may continue their studies after their training has ended. Students already receiving state aid for their schooling are, however, required to enroll. The official notice states that the deadline for enrollment in the program is August 15. A high school student in Tibet told RFA in a written message that “Military training has been a part of our schools’ curriculum in the past, but this is the first time that an official government notice has been sent out to all the schools promoting enrollment in programs of military training.”
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