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College-level Ideology and Politics Teachers Take Tours to Understand Socialist Values

From July 21 to 26, the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Education organized a group of 100 college-level Ideology and Politics teachers from 31 cities to tour Shanghai and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Their mission was to utilize concrete examples from the tour so as to rationalize the theories related to the socialist path such as “why we should insist on walking the socialist path with Chinese characteristics,” “why we should guard the socialistic core value system,” “how can we demonstrate the superior quality of the socialist system among all the different types of economic ownership.”

The trip “helped the college Ideology and Politics teachers to witness and gain confidence in socialistic theory with Chinese characteristics,” which allows them to “envision the future and strengthened their sense of responsibility.”

Source: Xinhua, August 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-08/18/content_11905267.htm

Training to be Launched for 2nd Generation Private Business Owners who Lack Party Spirit

Concerned over the lack of party spirit among second generation civil enterprise owners, the Organization Department of Jiangsu Province said it will launch a training program which will cover 1000 second generation private business owners over the next two years. The selection criteria for the trainees are those who are 40 or younger, at a minimum have a college education, solid political background, strong management skills, a good public image and potential development qualities. The first wave of a seven-day training class will start with 50 people including Gao Xiaodong, the son of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bosideng, the largest down apparel company in China.

According to the Organization Department of Jiangsu Province, private businesses account for 51.3 percent of the businesses in Jiangsu Province. It said “the training of second generation business owners for them to quickly step up to a leading role has become the biggest wish of those business owners as well as a vital need for the party’s development work in private businesses.”

Source: Guangmin Net, August 18, 2009
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2009-08/18/content_965270.htm

Summary of Village Level Party Work in Lanzhou City

Expanding party membership at the village level is the key component in the CCP’s party development work in the countryside. Gansu Daily published an article summarizing the village level party work in Lanzhou city, Gansu Province.

According to the article, Lanzhou City picked a handful of villages in Yuzhong County and used them as a model for other villages. The examples of the party work included the following: targeting those wealthy individuals, educated young people and veterans or those who have technical skills for party membership; a party school at the county level to provide a college education opportunity for the leaders to improve their skills and quality; party leaders not only reach out to individual families to understand their needs but also bring job opportunities to improve the financial conditions in the villages.

The article concluded that the end results are effective as it combined the party work with the economic growth in the villages, which helped the party members to gain people’s trust, demonstrate their abilities and provide channels for additional party work.

Source: Gansu Daily, August 13, 2009
http://lz.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2009/08/13/011222267.shtml

On Applying for Research Project The Popularization of Marxism in Contemporary China

Information Network of Humanities and Social Science in Chinese Universities (SINOSS), under the guidance of the Social Science Research and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Education, published a notice issued by the Ministry of Education on how to apply for the research project on “The Popularization of Marxism in Contemporary China”.

The notice said that the purpose of the project is to assist the promotion of socialist theory with Chinese characteristics and carry out the work of “The Popularization of Marxism in Contemporary China” which was a strategic direction introduced at the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

The notice limited the applicants to colleges and universities in China, which can select research topics from a pre-defined list. The applicants will receive 80,000-100,000 yuan for a 1-2 year (type A) research program or 30,000-50,000 yuan for a one year (type B) research program.

Source: SINOSS, February 21, 2009
http://www.sinoss.net/webgate/CmdEduFileDetail?ef_id=625

Liu Yunshan Stresses the Need for Patriotic Education before the 60th Anniversary

Liu Yunshan, the Director of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of the China Central Committee, stressed the importance of further carrying out patriotic education activities ahead of China’s 60th year anniversary celebration. He instructed that the activities must be practical, at the grass roots level, and be effective.

Source: Qiushi Journal, August 17, 2009
http://www.qsjournal.com.cn/yw/200908/t20090817_9535.htm

Confucius Institutes in Australia

The Chinese Language Council International, also known as Hanban, recently set up a Confucius Institute in the University of New South Wales in Australia. Other universities in Australia that have Confucius Institutes include the University of West Australia and Sydney University. The next potential one to set up a Confucius Institute is the University of Wollongong, which is in discussion with a university in Beijing.

At the end of April 2009, the Chinese Language Council International had established 326 Confucius Institutes in 81 countries around the world.

Source: Central United Front Work Department of Chinese Communist Party, August 12, 2009 http://www.zytzb.org.cn/zytzbwz/newscenter/hlkd08/200908/t20090812_568788.htm

CCP in Tibet Autonomous Region Launches Patriotic Education Activities

The Party organizations in the Tibet Autonomous Region launched a series of patriotic education activities. The theme also incorporates the study of scientific outlook on development, strengthening the party’s work at the grass roots level and anti-separatist education.

Patriotic education activity consists of 50 projects covering 9 areas. It is divided into three stages to implement, which started in April. Examples of activities include: an education program on China’s modern history to praise the fundamental changes under the party’s leadership; organizing groups of monks and nuns who are considered "patriotic" and who "abide by the law" to give lectures at temples; exhibiting collectibles to showcase the reforms over the past 50 years; and an introduction of “red songs” for people to sing to express their love for the party, the country and their socialist beliefs.

Source: Xinhua, August 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-08/15/content_11886580.htm

Guangzhou Daily: China Rubber Industry May Recommend Anti-Sanction Measures

Cai Weiming, general secretary of the Tire Branch of the China Rubber Industry Association disclosed that the association might recommend increasing tariffs on imported agricultural goods from the U.S. or set limits on imports as anti-sanction measures.

President Obama has until September 17 to decide whether to impose protectionist measures on Chinese made tires.

Source: China News, August 13, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/cj/cj-gncj/news/2009/08-13/1816062.shtml