I recently saw billboards for a new agitprop flick ("Me and My Fatherland") directed by Chen Kaige, wondering how the CCP had so successfully coopted leading cultural figures. Then I read this brilliant piece by @LiYuan6 that explains it all. Must read.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/technology/china-propaganda-patriotism.html …
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Excellent piece. And it’s a jolt to see the same names - Chen, but also Faye Wong, Huang Jianxin, et al - that defined a different era.
Yes... It adds to my list of who would have thought. The list is getting super long.
