People’s Daily recently reported that the National Conference of Publicity Ministers was held in Beijing. Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party Politburo chaired the Conference. Liu delivered a speech calling for full compliance and implementation of the “spirit” of the Party’s past three most important conferences as well as the essence of the Secretary General Xi Jinping’s speeches. Liu insisted on the continuation of publicity work to spread Marxism, Mao’s Philosophy, the Deng Xiaoping Theory, Jiang Zemin’s “Three Represents,” as well as Hu Jintao’s Scientific Social Development Viewpoint. Liu also emphasized the importance of continuing to push having confidence in the Party’s path, its theory, and the socialist system. He especially mentioned the importance of “guiding public opinion” and “better control over the Internet based media.”
Source: People’s Daily, January 4, 2014
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