Major problems in the field of education for the French in Vietnam were:
(i) The French were faced with yet another problem in the sphere of education: the elites in Vietnam were powerfully influenced by Chinese culture.
(ii) To consolidate their power, the French had to counter this Chinese influence.
(iii) So they systematically dismantled the traditional educational system and established French schools for Vietnam.
(iv) But this was not easy; Chinese, the language used by elites so far, had to be replaced, French or Vietnamese.
(v) French wanted educated local labor force but they feared that education might create problems.
(vi) French citizens living in Vietnam began fearing that they might loose jobs as teachers, shopkeepers, policemen to educated Vietnamese.
(vii) So they opposed policies that would give the Vietnamese full access to French education.
