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China is requiring more ethical responsibility from teachers following the highly publicized case of a high school teacher who fled his classroom during last month’s earthquake without making sure his students were safe.
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Shifang:
In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, a local villager presents a box of biscuits to express her thanks to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers when they are leaving the quake-hit Yinghua Town in Shifang City of...
