Xi Jinping’s 2018 Speech Warns of Western Influence on Chinese Youth, Calls for Heightened Ideological Education

In a speech delivered at a 2018 education conference, excerpts of which were only recently released, Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a rallying cry against efforts by foreign entities to westernize Chinese young people. He charged the West with scheming to incite a 'color revolution' and emphasized the need for increased ideological education.

The leading theoretical publication of the Communist Party has underscored the dangers posed by "destructive" "foreign entities" aiming to sway China's young population, by sharing segments of a speech delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping six years earlier.

In his address at the 2018 National Education Conference, Xi Jinping criticized certain groups for attempting to "Westernize" Chinese young people and orchestrating a "color revolution." He emphasized the importance of ideological education in schools.