The proposal came from the NPC, the MoE received the proposal and issued a response that talks exclusively about physical and health education, as well as the impact of celebrities on adolescent mental health.
The best interpretation I can make of this is that boomers in the NPC made a proposal which is problematic, and the MoE will not implement it and instead use it as an excuse to implement health programs.
Of course, it's problematic that this is an issue of contention, but there is no indication these kinds of reforms will have actual implementation, and the MoE's deflection is evidence otherwise.
But certainly, there is problematic discourse among old politicians in China.
The proposal came from the NPC, the MoE received the proposal and issued a response that talks exclusively about physical and health education, as well as the impact of celebrities on adolescent mental health.
The best interpretation I can make of this is that boomers in the NPC made a proposal which is problematic, and the MoE will not implement it and instead use it as an excuse to implement health programs.
Of course, it's problematic that this is an issue of contention, but there is no indication these kinds of reforms will have actual implementation, and the MoE's deflection is evidence otherwise.
But certainly, there is problematic discourse among old politicians in China.
Yeah that's what I also think has happened.