An important phrase used actively by the Chinese Communist Party since 2022 and leading through to Xi Jinping’s unprecedented third term, “era-ization” serves to reinforce Xi’s power by defining him as a crucial modernizer of Marxism for the current era.| China Media Project
Chinese media coverage of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's recent visit to China has been characterized by a blend of criticism and optimism, strategic framing, and an emphasis on historical ties.| China Media Project
Beijing state media have released a short AI-generated series on Douyin. It’s the meeting point of several tools the Party has been using to modernize media and propaganda.| China Media Project
News, analysis, and commentary on Chinese-language media from the PRC and beyond.| linguasinica.substack.com
Four and a half decades after Deng Xiaoping called for Marxism to adapt to China's "material conditions," Xi has added that it must also match "China's outstanding traditional culture." But the "Two Combines," as this formula has been christened, is aimed squarely at legitimizing and justifying his own uncontested power.| China Media Project
With the addition of a grandiose new buzzword in China for culture and civilization, it may seem that a towering future is on the horizon. We take a hard look at the foundations of "Xi Jinping Thought on Culture."| China Media Project