Florida governor strips school funding alleging Chinese communist party ties and at GOP debate vows to go tough on China
Critics say linking the schools to China’s communist party with no evidence comes from DeSantis’s desire to stoke anti-Chinese sentiment.Critics say linking the schools to China’s communist party with no evidence comes from DeSantis’s desire to stoke anti-Chinese sentiment.
“They’re attacking schools that are predominantly very Republican, well-established private schools that are among our best, so I just don’t understand it,” said Anna Eskamani, a Democratic state representative whose centralShe said the state’s linking of the schools to China’s ruling communist party was “garbage”, and based on DeSantis’s political ambitions and desire to stoke anti-Chinese sentiment rather than any evidence the schools were “influencing students with communist...
“Their comments reflect a broad-based downturn in views of China, not just in the US but a significant number of other countries, and that seems unlikely to reverse without changes in Beijing’s policies and behavior. That new geopolitical reality will be a major challenge for whoever occupies the presidency after the next election.”
“More broadly, it is stigmatizing, and casts suspicion over any prospective purchaser of Asian descent.”