The aim of this study attempts to find why a Western-style education in China has done little to inculcate revolutionary movements. Having taught in the the first foreign university to open in China, the author realized exposure to western-style university education in China does not arouse democratic aspirations among students because Communist Party control remains surprisingly tight.
This study is based on the the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), which is the first foreign university to open in China and is part of The University of Nottingham with ranking in the top 1% of all universities worldwide. In this particular school, Onsman and Cameron tried to study if the Chinese students in UNNC show a greater inclination to agitate for political reform. Through carrying out anonymous interviews, Onsman and Cameron explored the students of UNNC show little interest in pushing for democracy because they are constrained by strictures within the university and they do not see democracy as an intrinsically worth- while goal. In order to understand future changes in such attitude, Onsman and Cameron took another surveys, the results were used to show that even the majority of the students noticed the poor condition of democracy in China, most of them are not yet ready for a major effort towards democratization because they still see economic growth and social stability as more important than freedom of speech, political participation, and other democratic rights. In addition, Onsman and Cameron took another survey trying to find the differences to the view of democracy between students from UNNC and mainstream Chinese universities. The results shown that exposure to western-style education didn 't dampen the students’ loyalty towards the state. Onsman and Cameron claimed the spread of international education has helped foster campaigns for democratization in illiberal states. They cited evidence that education with urbanization and media growth are the essential factors for the creation of a desire for democracy, such as in the Middle East. But the Chinese Communist Party effectively discourages this at UNNC through detailed reporting on students and its “Student Affairs Office”, which has power over student employment opportunities and takes control in case of campus emergency. Also, the university experience and all other facets of the university are Chinese and are under control of the party. They realized that universities become the new battleground for democracy. In conclusion, Onsman and Cameron stated that UNNC is not totally western, the administrative staff are all controlled by Chinese people. Also, British leaders can’t influence Chinese staff , while the administrative employee are controlled by the party. In addition, more and more students are growing up with the belief that political rights and freedom supersede economic wellbeing or other materialist goals. There seems to be a complex interplay between increasing self-centered ambition and social …show more content…
As far as I can see, the country stays close to the bottom globally on all significant human rights indexes because of myriad human rights violations. These violations include legally baseless detention, torture and even murder of individuals who challenge the Chinese Communist Party. Likewise, the government doesn’t even make a pretense of holding national elections and punishes individuals who openly call for multiparty rule. The press is intensely censored and the Internet is blocked. Top leaders are unconstrained by the standard of law. In the past, United States and other Western countries criticized the limits of democracy in China frequently, but now, as the these countries work to increase trade with China 's lucrative markets, they are paying more attention to business than human rights and …show more content…
As hundreds of thousands of Chinese students travel abroad to attend university in western democracies, they will start to embrace more liberal values. Although as Onsman and Cameron claimed they are taught to be patriotic and the vast majority of them are, it is also common to hear young students make the distinction between government and country, party and country, and so on, and they are learning to think critically about exactly how to be patriotic. Moreover, young people nowadays are exposed to a much wider variety of information sources and forming their worldviews accordingly. The fast development in social networking is connecting young people to one another in ways that would have been impossible previously, helping them express their political concerns to mass audiences, the force of mass enough to change China 's political
This study is based on the the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), which is the first foreign university to open in China and is part of The University of Nottingham with ranking in the top 1% of all universities worldwide. In this particular school, Onsman and Cameron tried to study if the Chinese students in UNNC show a greater inclination to agitate for political reform. Through carrying out anonymous interviews, Onsman and Cameron explored the students of UNNC show little interest in pushing for democracy because they are constrained by strictures within the university and they do not see democracy as an intrinsically worth- while goal. In order to understand future changes in such attitude, Onsman and Cameron took another surveys, the results were used to show that even the majority of the students noticed the poor condition of democracy in China, most of them are not yet ready for a major effort towards democratization because they still see economic growth and social stability as more important than freedom of speech, political participation, and other democratic rights. In addition, Onsman and Cameron took another survey trying to find the differences to the view of democracy between students from UNNC and mainstream Chinese universities. The results shown that exposure to western-style education didn 't dampen the students’ loyalty towards the state. Onsman and Cameron claimed the spread of international education has helped foster campaigns for democratization in illiberal states. They cited evidence that education with urbanization and media growth are the essential factors for the creation of a desire for democracy, such as in the Middle East. But the Chinese Communist Party effectively discourages this at UNNC through detailed reporting on students and its “Student Affairs Office”, which has power over student employment opportunities and takes control in case of campus emergency. Also, the university experience and all other facets of the university are Chinese and are under control of the party. They realized that universities become the new battleground for democracy. In conclusion, Onsman and Cameron stated that UNNC is not totally western, the administrative staff are all controlled by Chinese people. Also, British leaders can’t influence Chinese staff , while the administrative employee are controlled by the party. In addition, more and more students are growing up with the belief that political rights and freedom supersede economic wellbeing or other materialist goals. There seems to be a complex interplay between increasing self-centered ambition and social …show more content…
As far as I can see, the country stays close to the bottom globally on all significant human rights indexes because of myriad human rights violations. These violations include legally baseless detention, torture and even murder of individuals who challenge the Chinese Communist Party. Likewise, the government doesn’t even make a pretense of holding national elections and punishes individuals who openly call for multiparty rule. The press is intensely censored and the Internet is blocked. Top leaders are unconstrained by the standard of law. In the past, United States and other Western countries criticized the limits of democracy in China frequently, but now, as the these countries work to increase trade with China 's lucrative markets, they are paying more attention to business than human rights and …show more content…
As hundreds of thousands of Chinese students travel abroad to attend university in western democracies, they will start to embrace more liberal values. Although as Onsman and Cameron claimed they are taught to be patriotic and the vast majority of them are, it is also common to hear young students make the distinction between government and country, party and country, and so on, and they are learning to think critically about exactly how to be patriotic. Moreover, young people nowadays are exposed to a much wider variety of information sources and forming their worldviews accordingly. The fast development in social networking is connecting young people to one another in ways that would have been impossible previously, helping them express their political concerns to mass audiences, the force of mass enough to change China 's political