Behind the suring patriotic tide in China is the hand of Beijing.“When I was growing up, it was considered uncool to be overtly patriotic & take photos with the national flag,” he said.“Not anymore.”My latest on how the Party perfects the art of propagandahttps://nyti.ms/357APT0
So many people rushed to add a national flag logo to their profile photos on WeChat that the webpage crashed. On Douyin, China’s biggest entertainment stars and ordinary people alike posted videos of themselves cupping their hands into a heart shape over their chests
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Patriotic film “My People, My Country” so far has a score of 8.1 out of 10 on Douban &has sold nearly $200 million in tickets in five days. A Chinese literature professor calls it the best revolutionary-themed film in China’s history.
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“After 70 years, our culture and propaganda departments finally figured out how to combine propaganda with art,” he said. // China Masters Political Propaganda for the Instagram Agehttps://nyti.ms/357APT0
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