English Teacher Posts Criticism of PEP New Textbook: Chinese Elements Account for Nearly 80%

Date2026.09.30

LocationChina

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A frontline English teacher using the online name "Teacher Li the Educator" posted an article claiming that Chinese cultural and ideological-political elements make up nearly 80% of the new People's Education Press (PEP) English textbook, that the protagonists have been changed from Li Lei and Han Meimei to "Fuxing" (Rejuvenation), and that because relations with a certain country have deteriorated, all material from that country has been deleted, calling for textbooks that combine Chinese and Western elements.

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2026-09-30 03:16 · 一线英语教师发文批评人教版英语新教材中国元素占比近80%，因与某国关系恶化相关素材被全删，呼吁教材中西结合、先看见世界再讲述中国。

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Sayings · 2026-09-30 03:02 A frontline English teacher posted a critique of the PEP new English textbook, in which Chinese elements account for nearly 80%; material related to the worsening of relations with a certain country was entirely deleted, and the teacher called for combining Chinese and Western content in textbooks — see the world first, then tell China's story.

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