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Liu Yunshan, a Communist Politburo member and head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party met with members of the Presidium of the World Media Summit held in Beijing. According to People’s Daily, he said, “The Chinese government places a high priority on media development and proactively supports in-depth exchanges and cooperation between Chinese media and foreign media in terms of news products, human resources, information technology and business development. At the same time, China will continue to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign news agencies and correspondents, and to facilitate foreign media in conducting interviews and reporting in China.”

[Ed: Media from mainland China have received 650 I-visas (international journalism) from the U.S., whereas the U.S. has received only 2 from China, leading to proposed U.S. legislation. On September 13, 2011, Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R–CA), Randy Forbes (R–VA), and Ted Poe (R–TX) introduced H.R. 2899, the Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011, as an amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.]

Source: People’s Daily, September 29, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/15780796.html
U.S. Government Printing House
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2899ih/content-detail.html

Red Flag Manuscript published an analytical article about the relationship between the China Model and Socialism. The article summarized four features of the relationship. 1) The China Model is based on a foundation of the great experience of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics; 2) The China Model is a socialist model at the primary stage of China’s socialism; 3) Persisting in the socialist principle and direction is the guarantee of the China Model’s continued success; 4) The future and fate of world socialism is determined by the success and failure of the China Model.

The author believes that “socialism replacing capitalism is inevitable in human development. … The world is paying more and more attention to the China Model and it is becoming more and more attractive.” The article concluded, “The ultimate success of a model lies not only in its success at home, but also in whether it inspires the world. The attraction of a model is not only in the success of economic development, but more so in whether it is founded on high moral ground. Economic success is the basis, whereas the soft power of values is where the real strength lies.”

Source: Red Flag Manuscript, September 22, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/hqwg/2011/201118/201109/t20110922_112024.htm

Qiushi published an article that compared China’s political system with the capitalist system and proclaimed that China’s political system is far superior to capitalist democracy. According to the article, the capitalist democratic system has three major defects: money is in charge, as it is the capitalists who control the power; politics is driven by vested interest groups because the checks and balances system creates multi-centered and multi-layered decision mechanisms leading to short-term policies and conflicts between vested interest groups and the national interest; and the enormous amount of money that must be raised in connection with elections leads to political corruption. On the other hand, China’s socialist democracy is superior as it is conducive to 1) policies that benefit the entire nation because the Communist Party is the political representative of all the people; 2) a balance between the interests of various social groups through the use of the law and policies; and 3) political and social stability.

Source: Qiushi, September 27, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/zz/shzyzzzd/201109/t20110927_113096.htm

In a recent meeting, Zhou Yongkang, a Politburo Standing Committee member and secretary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Committee on Political and Legislative Affairs, stressed the importance of adhering to the Party’s leadership over the work of prosecution and investigation. 

Qiushi, a Journal of the CCP Central Committee, published an article on a special topic, “Western Countries and Modern Warfare.” Below is Qiushi’s introduction to the topic:

“After the end of the cold war, the world did not win peace. On the contrary, since then many wars have been fought, killing many lives. …  Western countries led by the U.S. were involved in every war. All of the wars targeted weak countries, unable to defend themselves. Why are Western countries so fond of getting involved in and creating modern wars? What do they obtain from these wars? What on earth are the social factors behind these wars?”

“By analyzing these question, the current special topic elucidates the relationship between Western countries and modern wars. From these solid materials, we can see that Western countries have two faces. They are not what they appear to be and use a double standard to treat themselves and others differently. (We) can see their essence of being for their interests only; they bully the weak and fear the strong; they fear not creating enough chaos around the world. The Western countries label themselves as standing for the universal values of democracy, freedom, human rights, and so on, so as to use them as a banner and slogan to interfere with other countries’ internal affairs. If we understand the main factors behind the Western countries’ politics, the practical implications will enable us to handle world issues profoundly and accurately; to play a masterful role in the international community; and to protect our national sovereignty effectively and with dignity. This is our purpose in publishing an article on this special topic.”

Source: Qiushi, September 21, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/llzx/201109/t20110921_111670.htm

An internal source who wished to remain nameless for security reasons has revealed information about the content of a conference the Chinese Communist Party Committee Propaganda Department of Hubei Province held on September 18, 2011, at the East Lake Hotel in Wuhan City. At the conference, the head of the Hubei Province Propaganda Department expressed his serious concern about some content on the mass media. Postings on Internet websites and blogs showed people’s distrust of Chinese authorities. “Recently, there has been an ideological shift in Internet information, which has started to shake our Party’s ruling status. The Propaganda Department head stated that, especially with the dissemination of the anti-censorship software that was developed in the U.S., a trend of disbelief  (in the CCP among the Chinese people) has developed.”

Therefore, the Propaganda Department directed every town, township, and district to take action and pay great attention to the Internet information dissemination problem. Nearly 100 representatives across Hubei Province attended the conference.

Source: Internal Source, September 24, 2011
China Scope

Qiushi published an article that advocates enforcing a requirement that, as a means of fostering loyalty, students at institutions of higher education in China must take courses on Communist Party history. “The Party history materials can enrich the content of ideological and political education.” Such courses, according to the article, will help students establish a firm belief in communism, patriotism, nationalism, and revolutionary traditions.

Source: Qiushi, September 22, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/hqwg/2011/201118/201109/t20110922_112018.htm

An article in Qiushi Theory published on September 17, 2011, discussed a seminar that the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the National Party Construction Research Center held prior to July 1, 2011, to memorialize the Party’s 90th anniversary. The seminar included a review of Xi Jinping and Li Yuanchao’s latest speeches. It also covered the following four major topics: the Party’s major achievements and lessons learned over the past 90 years; Party development in the new environment; ways to improve the Party’s scientific development; and experiences and lessons learned from the ruling parties of overseas countries.

The seminar addressed a lesson learned from the collapse of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries: that economic and political reforms should be adjusted according to a nation’s internal affairs and cannot blindly follow in another country’s footsteps. The seminar also emphasized that lessons can be learned from the recent political crises in the mid-East and north African countries, and concluded, “We should be on guard against the propaganda from the Western enemy forces when dealing with ‘Color Revolutions’ and must firmly resist different forms of interference.” 

Source: Qiushi Theory, September 17, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/zywz/201109/t20110917_110705.htm