Educational Policy of China: Strategic Plans and Implementation Mechanisms in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

The proposed work examines the trends in the development of Chinese education in the twenty-first century. The policy of the PRC leadership concerning education in the period under review is aimed at solving the following tasks: to win over illiteracy in the country; to computerize education; and, relying on the age-old cultural values of China and preserving national traditions, to integrate Chinese education into the world educational system. Such a policy of China corresponds to the geostrategic tasks of the state aimed at achieving the leading positions of the state in the world. The purpose of this work is to study the trends in the education development in modern China and to identify the most promising vectors for the development of the educational sector. The paper describes the characteristics of computer activity and digitalization of education, which have become widespread in China in the twenty-first century. By the beginning of the twenty-first century, China has managed to achieve significant success in solving problems in the educational sector, which allowed the state to intensify its policy of “going outside” and to solve geostrategic problems on the world stage. The high level of education in modern China is confirmed by the demand for graduates of Chinese universities in the international labor market. The modernization of education in China contributes to the modernization of the state as a whole. The authors believe that the experience of the PRC in education can be considered successful.