Three of China's major universities guaranteed tighter control over its students' and teachers' ideologies to comply with the country's broadened suppression of free expression.

Shanghai's Fudan University, Peking University and Guangzhou's Sun Yat-sen University signed on to the new position.

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Each school issued statements in an article called  "How to carry out good ideological work at universities and colleges under new historical conditions" published in Sunday's edition of Qiushi, the Communist Party's theoretical journal.

In its statement, Peking University slammed people who used social media to criticize the Communist Party saying that they were not without '"ulterior motives."

"We need to respond to this with a cool head, guide the teachers and students to strengthen political sensitivity," Peking University said.

Meanwhile, Fundan University said it would strengthen guidance for those who sought education as well as their youthful educators, so they could "grasp Marx's way of reaching his viewpoint."

FU's statement said the education system should also "reinforce" teachings about the party, especially its history, as well as the country's, adding that teachings should stress the reason why "the West's path of development is unsuited for China."

On Aug. 27, Xinhua News Agency said additions made to the syllabus of college SAT exams given by the U.S. College Board earlier this year may affix American ideologies in young Chinese minds.

SAT additions were aimed at having students learn about freedom, justice and human dignity, according to the SAT College Board.

This, however, sparked debate over the effect of such information to young Chinese minds with some calling it "un-Chinese."

SAT coach Kelly Yang, who graduated from the University of Callifornia and Harvard Law School, deemed the success of the new SATs as "the first time America is able to systematically shape the views, beliefs and ideologies of hundreds of thousands of Chinese students."

China has maintained a resilient control over information as the country's media outlets are mainly controlled by the government.

Social media and networking sites are also heavily guarded by keen censorship, as hundreds of journalists and bloggers have been captured during government-supported crusade against 'Internet rumors.'

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