"The first lesson with a rifle."
Each year, over 10 million students enter Chinese universities. Their first lesson is two weeks of mandatory military training, from combat drills to patriotic education. With youthful zeal, under state direction, they begin learning to become warriors, marking their first political baptism into adulthood.
Each year, over 10 million students enter Chinese universities. Their first lesson is two weeks of mandatory military training, from combat drills to patriotic education. With youthful zeal, under state direction, they begin learning to become warriors, marking their first political baptism into adulthood.
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