2015-06-18

China Learned From Russia: 88 Marx

China cannot hope to stop the spread of Western values if its own government is structured on a Western ideology which also happens to share a lot of ground with the currently dominant ideology in the West. Traditionalism is the opposite of modern Western ideology and at least gives a nation a fighting chance against memetic invasion.

Caixin: China Prepares 'Traditional Culture' Textbooks for Its Officials
A series of textbooks focusing on traditional Chinese culture and history recently appeared at the country's top academy for civil servants, paving the way for what state media reported is the government's first attempt to systematically train officials and Communist Party cadres in the subjects.

The series of books arrived at the Chinese Academy of Governance on June 15, the official The Beijing News reported the next day.

The 11 volumes include one on the "international comparative advantage" of Chinese culture, and seven on the proper methods and useful tactics of governance gleaned from the country's history. The other three textbooks discuss how to become a clean official and a person of integrity, and how to find inner peace by interacting with nature.

The academy and all civil servant schools in the provinces will teach required classes using the textbooks starting in September, said Zhang Jian, the books' deputy chief editor. This is the first systematic push the government has made to have senior officials and cadres trained in "guoxue," or national studies, Zhang said.

...He also said the government probably sees guoxue as a way to improve the discipline of officials, which suggests it is unsatisfied with the current situation, in spite of the intense crackdown on corruption Xi launched when he came to power in late 2012.
Lei Feng spirit is shanzhai morality and that's the best the communists have got. Marx is on the way out.

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