Taiwan's education 'reforms' criticized

A video of a teacher from Taiwan criticizing education guidelines introduced under the ruling Democratic Progressive Party authorities on the island that attempt to sever cultural ties across the Taiwan Strait, has sparked discussions on both sides.

In the video that was published across a range of online platforms, Ou Kui-chih, who has taught Chinese literature at Taipei First Girls' High School for some 30 years, criticized the curriculum in Taiwan, saying the education reform on the island was guided by a "de-Sinicization" principle.

The current curriculum guidelines introduced in 2019 in Taiwan under the DPP authorities for middle school students have lowered the must-read pieces of classical Chinese literature from 30 to 15.