Beijing lawmakers are seeking to punish foreign teachers whose behaviours are considered to be 'harmful to China's national sovereignty'. Beijing lawmakers have issued a draft regulation that seeks to punish foreign teachers whose behaviours are considered to be 'harmful to China's national sovereignty'. Non-Chinese teachers whose behaviours are deemed 'harmful to China national sovereignty, security, honour, or public interests' will be reported by their companies to officials and lose their jobs. China's demand for English-speaking foreign teachers is soaring in recent years as the country's opening-up to the world leads to more people looking to learn the universal language. But the country has also seen a number of cases in which education institutions hired foreign teachers without teaching qualifications or work visas.

Source: Daily Mail July 21, 2020 15:12 UTC