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A classroom confrontation at a university in China is drawing widespread attention online. The situation started when student as reprimanded by his teacher for wearing headphones in class. After a heated back-and-forth, the student ultimately declared he was from the ROC, drawing gasps of surprise from his classmates and driving his teacher off the edge. The instructor threatened disciplinary action and ordered the student out of class, while recording a video of the lecture hall repeating the student’s words.

- You aren’t allowed to use earphones in my class. Is that unreasonable?
- Yeah, because the stuff you teach is useless.

The teacher ordered the student to take off his earphones, but he talked back, saying the class was pointless. His classmates can barely contain their giggles.

- Our education system’s biggest failure is raising people who look Chinese and live off China turn against China.
- Miss, I’m from the ROC.
- Oooh!

He said he was from the ROC, creating a stir in the lecture hall. This only further incensed the teacher, who pulled out her phone to gather evidence. The student claimed to not have said anything, but the teacher, undeterred, ordered the rest of the class to repeat his words.

- What did he say just now. I’m from…
- The ROC.
- Good. Noted.

The standoff occurred during an ideological and political education class at Yunnan University. The teacher threatened to revoke his right to sit his final exams or retake the class, and told him to collect his things and get out. Videos of the battle of words have gone viral on social media. Some commenters lauded the student’s bravery, while others were confused as to why it wasn’t OK to mention the ROC. Others pointed out that the teacher looked even more afraid than him. Another commenter joked the student had used up his one chance to exercise his freedom of speech. But others were less cheery, wondering if he would get disappeared and whether he would be alright.

Expert
Commenting on incident
Every classroom has a surveillance camera to monitor what the teacher is saying and what the students are saying. I see the teacher’s actions as an attempt at self protection. She wants to make sure that the student’s rebellious behavior and subversive words don’t set back her job.

Mentioning the ROC can be a touchy topic in China, and the video goes to show just how sensitive the topic is, even in university.

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