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

In a speech delivered at a 2018 education conference, excerpts of which were only recently released, Chinese leader Xi Jinping highlighted the need for vigilance against attempts by foreign entities to influence China’s younger generations through Westernization. He accused Western nations of scheming to incite a 'color revolution' and emphasized the importance of reinforcing ideological education.

The leading theoretical journal of the Communist Party recently emphasized the danger posed by "destructive" "foreign powers" aiming to sway the minds of China's young people, by sharing segments of a speech made by Chinese President Xi Jinping six years prior.

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