China punishes 27 people over ‘tragically ugly’ illustrations in maths textbook
Investigation finds the books did not ‘properly reflect the sunny image of China’s children’
Chinese authorities have punished 27 people over the publication of a maths textbook that went viral over its “tragically ugly” illustrations.
A months-long investigation by a ministry of education working group found the books were “not beautiful”, and some illustrations were “quite ugly” and did not “properly reflect the sunny image of China’s children”.