China’s ruling communist party has issued a notice ordering police to be sent into all Chinese schools as vice principals for “security reasons.” Experts have criticized the move as an excuse for the regime to further tighten its control over Chinese society, which is arguably already a police state.
Major Chinese news portal NetEase reported on the notice issued by China’s Ministry of Education on June 6, which said that the party would require all schools to appoint a police officer to be vice principal to “promote the rule of law in education and tackle bullying and violence in schools.” The notice was also circulated on social media, causing an uproar and widespread criticism….