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China vows to raise moral standards of young people
(xinhua)
Updated: 2004-03-22 17:15 China says it faces serious
challenges in raising the ideological and moral standards of its 367 million
people under 18 years old, such as the negative effects of dishonesty, cheating,
superstition, evil cults, pornography, drug addiction, money worship and
corruption in the world of some grown-ups.
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council issued a
package of proposals Monday on improving the ideological and moral standards of
young people, saying that great changes at home and abroad have broadened the
all-round development of young people, and new thoughts and ideas in line with
social progress are enriching the minds of the young people.
Yet those negative influences arising from the changes should not be ignored,
according to the lengthy document.
The fast expansion of the Internet and other new media created new channels
for young people in learning and entertainment, while harmful information is
also spreading fast and corrupting the souls of some young people, it says.
Under the influences of various negative factors, a small number of young
people had empty minds and their behaviors were out of tune, and some even
committed crimes.
The document says that the ideology and morality of the young people in China
has direct bearing on the quality of the Chinese nation as a whole and the
prospects of the country and the destiny of the Chinese nation.
The majority of the young people in contemporary China love the motherland,
strive for progress, treasure unity and friendship, civilized behavior and
politeness, it says.
The document acknowledges that there is room for improvement inthe work of
both governments and the society.
Some leading officials in some regions and departments have insufficient
understanding of the work of raising ideological and moral standards of young
people, according to the document.
They failed to attach sufficient importance and shoulder their responsibility
as leaders, it says.
An environment in which the whole society stresses and supports the work of
raising the ideological and moral standards of young people has not yet be
formed and there exists various social factors that are not favorable for the
healthy development of young people, according to the document.
The phenomenon still exists that excessive attention has been paid to
intellectual development and insufficient attention to ethical education, and
much work should be done to improve the professional ethics of teachers, the
document says.
The document says the increased mobility of the population resulted in
relaxation of education of children in some families while some parents have
wrong concepts and methods in educating their children.
The proposals call for better understanding the importance and urgency of the
issue in a bid to blaze new trail in improving the ideological and moral
standards of young people.
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