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On November 3, a netizen in Shaoshan, Hunan, posted a video showing a Mao Zedong statue being hoisted at the entrance of a school. Many netizens in the comments section expressed their support and hoped for this to be implemented across the country.
On September 29, Xiangtan Radio and Television in Hunan released a video showing that the first class of the new term at Xiangtan University of Technology required students to write the national anthem from memory, with not a single wrong character allowed and all punctuation marks required to be correct. The video sparked heated discussion among netizens.
Hunan University of Science and Technology has set up on-campus stations to compulsorily require incoming freshmen to get crew cuts, sparking strong public criticism and sarcasm regarding campus management practices.
On the evening of September 8, a large number of people gathered at Mao Zedong Square in Shaoshan, Hunan, singing red songs, dancing loyalty dances, and displaying slogans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death.
After Cao Jiongfang became Party Secretary of Xiangtan in May 2016, knowing full well that the debt had already been flagged, he still pushed the "Exquisite Xiangtan Two-Year Action," rolling out 345 projects with a total investment of 61.7 billion yuan, adding 43.5 billion yuan of new debt in violation of regulations, and leaving behind 33 unfinished projects.