Kwon Sung Youn, a South Korean education ministry official handling textbooks. Textbooks have become part of the front line in East Asia's propaganda war as recent administration changes in China, Japan and Korea see leaders fomenting nationalism to bolster their hold on power. (Bloomberg)
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nath
Yeah, I think all three of these countries do reprehensible things with their textbooks.
StormR
Perhaps the Korean guy could give his opinion on Korean text books, how they portray the Korean version of history.
Thunderbird2
I agree with both of the above comments... you'd think the South Koreans and Chinese were completely innocent of any kind of military violence... such as massacres by the South Koreans military of their own people during the Korean War calling them traitors and the Chinese massacring their own people during the Cultural Revolution. Or is it okay to kill your own people?
boweevil
Their all at in East Asia. They are confusing propaganda with education-but at least they don't have to recite 'The pledge of allegiance' every SINGLE day.