On the occasion of the Communist Party’s political year, the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party makes a big propaganda effort to promote Xi Jinping (photo), attracting outside attention.
On the occasion of the Chinese Communist Party’s political year, the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been heavily promoting Xi Jinping. A number of scholars say this is because of the intense internal strife in the CCP, and the party media is building momentum for Xi Jinping’s re-election to a third term at the 20th Communist Party Congress, while also reflecting a change in Xi’s approach to fighting his political enemies.
The political year is a big year for the CPC to promote Xi
This year and next are political years for the Chinese Communist Party. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC); next year, the CPC will hold its 20th National Congress, at which Time the Politburo will be renewed. In this regard, the CCP authorities have recently begun to strengthen “propaganda guidance”, such as the so-called “full coverage, full media, all-round propaganda and Education“, and study the history of the CCP.
On February 8, the CCP’s CCTV comprehensive channel will broadcast “Ping ‘Words’ Near People – Xi Jinping’s Favorite Allusions” (Season 2). In response, the three major mouthpieces of the CCP, People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and CCTV, have reported on the program, and other newspapers and websites around the mainland have reprinted it, vigorously promoting Xi Jinping, the CCP’s general secretary.
But ironically, Xi Jinping often misreads words when he reads the script. For example, he pronounced the words “broaden agriculture through business” as “broaden clothing through business”, “golden rules” as “golden rules and green jade”, and “commanding and commanding” as “the golden rules and commanding”. He pronounced the words “the command and command” as “the command and command” and “exquisite and delicate” as “exquisite and delicate”, etc.
In an interview with the Voice of America, Mao’s former secretary Li Rui mentioned that he had taken care of Xi Jinping when he was vice minister of the Central Organization Department because he was Xi Zhongxun’s son, but he turned the tables and publicly criticized Xi Jinping in the interview.
“I didn’t know at that time that his education level was so low, you know, right? He has an elementary school level.” Li Rui said.
Independent Scholar Ji Feng: Intense Infighting in the CCP
Beijing-based independent scholar Ji Feng told Radio Free Asia that the Chinese Propaganda Department is launching a TV program praising Xi Jinping at this time in order to “unify ideas. Because there are different voices in the Communist Party, Xi Jinping said “there are ambitious people in the Party”.
Ji Feng said, “Now there are ambitious people in the party, which means that the struggle of factions in the party is very serious, and he (Xi Jinping) can only go downward (demand), so the so-called flat ‘language’ is close to the people, but it is for ordinary people and ordinary party members to listen.”
“What the authorities are most worried about now is the political orientation and attitude of the 1.4 billion people in the country toward the Chinese Communist Party.” Ji Feng said, “Regarding the history of the Communist Party, it has never been on the right path. It’s either anti-‘left’ or anti-right, and it hasn’t stopped.”
China Studies Scholar Xue Chi: CCP Engages in Cult of the Individual Again
Xue Chi, a scholar of Chinese studies, told the Epoch Times that the Chinese Propaganda Department’s vigorous promotion of Xi Jinping is a “campaign to create a cult of personalities” that “aims to clamp down on and imprison people’s thoughts, including the thoughts of various strata within the CCP, so that the whole Party and the whole country will be driven by those in power and the CCP authorities. “.
“If people have independent thoughts, the CCP instinctively feels threatened and wants to forcefully strangle them. In the 70 years since the CCP stole the country, there have been different forms of expression, but this essence has never changed. So, in all eras of the CCP, there has been a cult of the individual.”
Xue Chi pointed out that this year and next are the political years of the CCP, Xi Jinping engaged in personal worship at this time, there are factors of Xi’s personal win, such as preparations for the 20th CPC Congress next year, and more factors to maintain the CCP’s faltering rule.
The Chinese Communist Party already knows that it is almost finished, so it chose Xi to come to power to clean up the mess, and now it is defending Xi’s ‘core’ and giving him all sorts of high hats, essentially to prolong his Life for the Chinese Communist Party’s rule,” Xue Chi said.
“The Chinese Communist Party’s internal strife is particularly fierce this year, and in order not to let it break up the Communist Party, special emphasis is placed on Xi’s authority. This is not to say that Xi is so capable that he really has the CCP under his control, but that the CCP is using Xi. Xi is also willing to be used because he has his own plot to protect the party.”
Guo Baosheng, a U.S.-based scholar who graduated from Renmin University of China with a degree in philosophy, told Radio Free Asia that CCTV’s primetime broadcast of “Ping’s Words” is a continuation of the cult of the individual: “Just like Chairman Mao’s quotations back then, it continues to On the other hand, it also focuses on the Chinese Dream, which is actually a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party.”
Media people: building momentum for Xi’s re-election at the 20th National Congress
Veteran media personality and current affairs commentator Li Linyi told Epoch Times that the Chinese Propaganda Department is making a big deal out of Xi Jinping, which is what Xi Jinping himself meant.
Li Linyi said Xi Jinping has two main intentions in doing so. One part is to build momentum for his re-election at the 20th Communist Party Congress, and the other part is for his desire to crack down on his political enemies in the name of the people.
Under the CCP’s previous system, the CCP president could only serve two consecutive terms, but Xi amended the CCP constitution in 2018 to remove the restriction on re-election. Outsiders believe that Xi’s move paves the way for his third or even lifetime re-election.
Xi’s approach to cracking down on political enemies has changed
According to Li Linyi, Xi Jinping’s approach to cracking down on political opponents has changed. Previously, Xi used the name of political security to arrest Zhou Yongkang, Ling Plan, Sun Zhengcai and other such people; meaning that if he did not arrest these people, the CCP might fall. “He was doing it in this way.”
“Now, his methods have changed.” Li Linyi said, “He can no longer do it on the grounds of political security, such as the listing of Ant under Ma Yun, then it involves the interests of those people behind it. This he can not use political security, right.”
“So he used a roundabout way to start with the people.” Li Linyi said, “In the words of the Wall Street Journal, Xi Jinping does not want to see the Ant Group’s IPO funnel huge benefits to the Communist Party’s princelings. In Xi’s view, it would undoubtedly widen the income gap and undermine his efforts to eradicate poverty. So he does what he wants to do in the name of the people.”
Of course, Xi Jinping is not doing it for the people, but for his regime and for himself, so he is doing what he wants to do by “speaking plainly to the people,” Li Linyi said.
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