Chinese Leader Xi Surpasses All Predecessors, Including Mao, According to Centennial Propaganda
News Analysis
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took the occasion of their 100th anniversary celebrations to heavily promote leader Xi Jinping, magnifying his achievements to make him seem to surpass all previous party leaders.
State-run Xinhua News Agency published a nearly 100,000-character “Chronicle of the CCP’s 100-Year History” on June 27. Xi Jinping’s time in office accounted for a third of the article’s content, and his name appeared more frequently than Mao Zedong’s.
The article dedicated more than 30,000 characters to Xi’s accomplishments between 2012 and 2021. His name appeared 184 times, while Mao’s name appeared 138 times.