Beijing’s foreign ministry takes aim at Hong Kong exam question on Sino-Japanese relations

Beijing’s foreign ministry has added its voice to pro-establishment criticism of Hong Kong’s exam authorities over a history paper that asked whether Japan “did more good than harm to China” during the early 20th century.Its office in the city warned that education could not be allowed to run out of control, like a “chicken coop without a flap”.After the ministry’s criticism, posted on Facebook on Thursday night, the city’s Education Bureau lashed out at the exam body for “seriously hurting the…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3084523/beijings-foreign-ministry-takes-aim-hong-kong-exam