2026-11-11
On November 11, 2026, a netizen from Hebei International Studies University shared their experience of the school's "whole-process democracy" online, sparking attention.
2026-11-10
On November 10, Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping's thematic collection 'On Poverty Reduction and Alleviation' was recently published and distributed nationwide. State media described its arguments as the 'theoretical crystallization' of China's poverty alleviation efforts and the latest achievement in the Sinicization of Marxist anti-poverty theory.
2026-11-08
On November 8, a netizen in Jiangsu posted a public exposure that a school was charging each student a 3 yuan "patriotic movie" viewing fee. The netizen criticized this as forced consumption and charging for patriotic education.
2026-11-06
Around November 6, the official media outlet "Changge Toutiao" released a video showing a patriotic program at a local school sports meet opening ceremony, where students held signs for various provinces and responded "Here!" when "Taiwan" was called out. Netizens in the comments section sarcastically remarked, "How is this not a way of winning?"
2026-11-04
On November 4, a netizen posted a video showing a group of primary school students in Shandong standing up in a classroom and loudly reciting, 'You can kill or hack us, but if you fear death, don't be a Communist,' sparking widespread questioning and concern among netizens.
2026-10-31
On October 31, a blogger posted a clip from the TV series 'War of Faith' featuring a character delivering monologues such as 'The Communist Party was born to create a new world' and 'Only the Communist Party can save China.' The comment section was immediately flooded with phrases like 'Slap her in the mouth' and 'Beat her to death.'
2026-10-29
On October 29, the official account of the Ji'an Media Center in Jiangxi Province released a video showcasing a 'scenario-based ideological and political class' in Jinggangshan, where students ate Red Army meals. Interviewed students stated that it was hard to imagine the life of the Red Army and that they should cherish the present even more.
2026-10-29
On October 29, at a meeting of the Theoretical Learning Center Group of the Jinggangshan University Party Committee, Party Secretary Luo Xubiao demanded strengthening the governance of unauthorized use of software for circumventing the Great Firewall, regulating and guiding student self-media accounts and online communities, and ensuring "early detection, early assessment, and early disposal" of public opinion involving the school. He also emphasized that campus media must reflect the will of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The meeting studied Xi Jinping's discourses on ideology, building a strong cyber nation, and news and public opinion work.
2026-10-28
On October 28, the Hong Kong Security Bureau released a picture book titled "Anzai and Xiongza: Little Citizens Defending National Security." The bureau plans to distribute it to over 900 kindergartens and public libraries across Hong Kong by the end of the year, accompanied by children's songs and school workshops to promote the concept of national security. Secretary for Security Chris Tang stated that the picture book helps young children cultivate a sense of national identity and law-abiding awareness from an early age.
2026-10-28
On October 28, a netizen in Jiangxi posted a video showing first-grade students at a primary school sports meet entering the field holding a banner that read, 'Victory belongs only to Class 2, just as Taiwan belongs only to China.' The netizen captioned the post, 'Taiwan returns, incorporated into Jiangxi,' sparking ridicule and mockery from netizens.
2026-10-26
On October 26, Chinese state media promoting propaganda toward Taiwan interviewed Hong Kong Legislative Council member Junius Ho. Ho said that Western democracy and freedom sound beautiful but cannot fool people, and that a system that can make people happy is a good system. His remarks were collectively mocked by Chinese netizens.
2026-10-23
On October 23, a blogger uploaded a video of the sports meet at Sudong Bilingual School in Dongtai, Yancheng, Jiangsu. Students held sunflower props and marched in formation displaying two banners: 'Taiwan must belong to China' and 'The championship does not necessarily belong to 912.' Netizens in the comments mocked them, saying, 'Get enough sleep first before talking.'
2026-10-23
On October 23, China Youth Daily released a video showing a Xinjiang teenager in tears while visiting the Museum of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, saying that many children's eyes turned red, and the teenager pledged to serve the motherland.
2026-10-19
On October 19, the School of Electrical Engineering at Three Gorges University issued a notice on a themed class meeting, placing illegal use of VPNs alongside internet addiction and other issues, requiring guidance for students to obtain information through official channels and install the National Anti-Fraud Center App, and to submit class meeting records for archiving before October 28.
2026-10-18
On October 18, a Douyin blogger posted a spliced video, first showing footage of ants circling in a death spiral, then cutting to an aerial view of a campus where students formed dense phalanxes while running drills; sarcastic comments appeared in the bullet comments and the comment section.
2026-10-16
The table of contents of the PEP edition high school Chinese selective compulsory textbook (Volume 2) has been adjusted: Rousseau's "Compassion Is Human Nature" has been dropped from its original unit, replaced by Xi Jinping's speech and article on the "two integrations."
2026-10-15
According to X user QuanLujun, Uyghur children in Chinese forced internment facilities are being subjected to forced brainwashing and assimilation in full-boarding schools. The schools force children to prove they are Chinese and praise Xi Jinping, with students being compelled by teachers to chant in unison, "Taiwan and Xinjiang are Chinese territory, long live Xi Jinping."
2026-10-12
Xiaohongshu users compared the old and new versions of the lesson "The Independence of the United States" in the ninth-grade first-semester world history textbook. The new excerpt no longer contains passages stating that the legitimate powers of government derive from the consent of the governed and that the people have the right to change or abolish a government that damages their rights. After retaining expressions such as "all men are created equal," it uses an ellipsis to connect directly to the paragraph declaring independence, and commenters joked that they were afraid students might awaken.
2026-10-10
On October 10, the official website of Linzhou Architecture Vocational and Technical College published an article that divides circumventing the Great Firewall into intentional and unintentional categories, brings the use of foreign-server online game accelerators and automatic cross-border network connections made by software in the background under its warnings, and requires students to consistently obtain information through CCTV, state media, and campus platforms.
2026-10-07
At 20:25 on October 7, the topic "Numerous Taiwan artists clearly state the one-China position" ranked 11th on Weibo's overall chart. State media outlet Southern Daily posted a compilation video, using Wu Qilong's "even if it doesn't make money, this is still my position" as a hook, and listed records of artists such as Angela Zhang and Ouyang Nana reposting CCTV's "Taiwan will surely return" poster; the Wenling City Media Convergence Center said that identifying with one China "is not a multiple-choice question, but a compulsory one."
2026-10-03
After a Hong Kong media outlet interviewed the painter who sprayed the national emblem at Tiananmen, some netizens questioned the related “Great Nation Craftsmen” propaganda, and controversy broke out in the comments section.
2026-09-30
A frontline English teacher using the online name "Teacher Li the Educator" posted an article claiming that Chinese cultural and ideological-political elements make up nearly 80% of the new People's Education Press (PEP) English textbook, that the protagonists have been changed from Li Lei and Han Meimei to "Fuxing" (Rejuvenation), and that because relations with a certain country have deteriorated, all material from that country has been deleted, calling for textbooks that combine Chinese and Western elements.
2026-09-30
At 23:28 Beijing time on September 30, 2026, the account @CDT posted a tweet sharing a report by Safeguard Defenders on CGTN (China Global Television Network) titled "See the Difference. China's Party-State Media in Focus". The report focuses on media under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
2026-09-30
Recently, at the opening ceremony of a high school sports meet in Huzhou, Zhejiang, students performed the lyrics of the poetry recitation “Chinese People Can Fly.” After the related video was posted on Douyin, it received 11,000 shares within 4 hours.
2026-09-30
On September 30, a Yunnan blogger uploaded a video captioned "Longquan Kindergarten celebrates National Day early for the children." Several young children, carrying cardboard box props labeled "explosive pack" on their backs and holding national flags, took part in activities on the street and inside the kindergarten, with text reading "Determined at the age of three to defend the home and the country."
2026-09-29
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.
2026-09-29
On September 29, on the eve of National Day, a kindergarten in Guizhou organized young children in a "Retracing the Long March" themed activity, having the children carry cardboard boxes labeled "explosive pack" along with grenade props, and march through the streets and the campus holding national flags, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
2026-09-29
A kindergarten in Guizhou held a “Retracing the Long March” activity that sparked imitations; some parents at home used cardboard boxes to make “explosive packs” for young children to carry on their backs while waving the national flag and filming videos.
2026-09-26
On September 26, a Hubei netizen posted that freshmen at a certain university (suspected to be Wuchang University of Technology) were not given a Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, but were instead gathered to attend a gratitude education-themed class meeting, where calculation tables showing 'how much you owe your parents for growing up' were displayed on site.
2026-09-24
On September 24, the Communication University of China announced the establishment of the 'Xi Jinping Cultural Thought Research Institute' and held an unveiling ceremony. University Party Secretary Liao Xiangzhong, President Zhang Shuting, and other university leaders, as well as heads of various schools and functional departments, attended the event. The day marked the second anniversary of Xi Jinping's reply letter to all faculty and students of the university.
2026-09-19
On September 19, students at Wancheng Primary School in Wanning City, Hainan Province, demonstrated standardized 'five classroom routine standards' to leaders. The video sparked widespread mockery among netizens online regarding compliance education and mass-produced robots, and the video was subsequently taken down.
2026-09-18
On September 18, Study Times, the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee Party School, published an article pointing out that public opinion has become a high-risk explosion point for social conflicts. It criticized the government for its habitual avoidance of responsibility, suggested channeling emotions through empathy and apologies, and called for incorporating public opinion management into the national governance system.
2026-09-18
On September 18, the official authorities in Zhumadian, Henan released a promotional video showing citizens spontaneously observing a moment of silence when the air raid siren sounded. This triggered skepticism among netizens in the comment section, who accused it of being staged and mocked official formalism such as not granting a holiday on the anniversary and keeping assembly lines running.
2026-09-17
To reshuffle her cabinet, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's cabinet first resigned en masse and then completed the reorganization on the same day, finishing the whole procedure within a single day; CCP propaganda portrayed it as a collective cabinet resignation and Takaichi losing support.
2026-09-16
A supporting document to Hong Kong's Policy Address calls for the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall to be listed as China's second youth patriotic education base in Hong Kong.
2026-09-10
On September 10, 2026, the official media People’s Daily posted an entry announcement on the social platform Xiaohongshu. Subsequently, a netizen posted “We want two-day weekend” in the platform’s comment section as a test, and the system returned a prompt “This comment is under review, sharing not supported at this time”. The incident shows that People’s Daily’s comment function on the new media platform is limited by the platform’s censorship mechanism, sparking netizens’ attention to platform speech censorship.
2026-09-12
On September 12, 2026, a teacher at Wenshan Experimental Primary School in Wenshan, Yunnan Province, required first‑grade students in a classroom to give a routine presentation and recite “I Love Our Motherland,” then organized a fully coordinated drill with identical movements. Netizens described the on‑site performance as “North Korean‑style.” The activity was completed within the school and later sparked a large number of comments on social media, with netizens questioning the coercive nature of the teaching method and its suppression of children’s natural instincts.
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2026-09-11
On September 11, netizens released the ninth-grade first-semester "Morality and Rule of Law" textbook compiled by the Ministry of Education, which requires students to arm their minds with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It also quotes "A household with a thousand mouths is led by one person" and emphasizes the maintenance of Xi Jinping's core position, sparking public attention.
2026-09-10
On September 10, 2026, at the entrance of Feixiang District No. 2 Middle School in Handan City, Hebei Province, several students were seen holding small red flags and lining the road to welcome faculty and staff entering the school. The video sparked heated discussions online, with netizens joking that the style is similar to North Korea.
2026-09-09
The new edition of the Grade 5 first-semester 'Morality and Rule of Law' textbook, revised according to the 2022 curriculum standards, has been released, covering political indoctrination such as the history of the CPC, socialist propaganda, and the core status of Xi Jinping.
2026-09-09
On September 9, a netizen posted photos of a revised edition of the fifth-grade first-semester elementary school textbook “Morality and the Rule of Law,” updated in line with the 2022 version of the curriculum standards. Its four units revolve around the history of the Chinese Communist Party, socialist construction, reform and opening up, and the “New Era,” containing statements such as “Only socialism can save China,” and explicitly stating that Xi Jinping has established “the core position of the Party Central Committee and the core position of the whole Party.”
2026-09-05
The CCP Central Propaganda Department organized a national media seminar in Hangzhou, emphasizing that the party's theories must be implemented according to Xi Jinping's thought. At the same time, the second International Academic Seminar on Xi Jinping's Cultural Thought was also held.
2026-09-03
In Yangjiang Town, Qionghai, Hainan, a propaganda cadre's claim that he paid out of pocket for tree seedlings to win over a holdout household was exposed as false by the person involved; the town government issued a notice on September 3, 2026 acknowledging discrepancies between the account and the facts and publicly apologizing.
2026-09-03
The CCP had previously publicized that China and Indonesia held a joint military exercise to jointly strike at Taiwan independence; Indonesia subsequently clarified that its frigate, while returning from Russia, merely politely sailed alongside Chinese warships for a stretch, with no joint military exercise involved.
2026-09-02
A middle school in Haikou has been accused of requiring students to collectively watch a half-hour episode of Xinwen Lianbo every day during evening study sessions, as well as organizing a viewing of "First Lesson of the New School Year: Our Long March Road."
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, a parent exposed the schedule of the high school division of Haikou City No. 4 Middle School, which shows that the school forces students to collectively watch a half-hour broadcast of Xinwen Lianbo during the evening self-study period, sparking public discussion.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, some kindergartens in Hong Kong had young children perform Chinese-style marching drills to raise the flag at their opening ceremonies, and the Education Bureau disclosed that it had held 40 flag-raising workshops for more than 1,000 kindergarten teachers across Hong Kong to strengthen patriotic identity.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, the new autumn edition of the fifth-grade primary school textbook Morality and Rule of Law was put into use. Unit 1 was changed from daily life to "Without the Chinese Communist Party There Would Be No New China," with party history and political ideology content substantially increased.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, primary schools in many parts of China set up obstacle hurdles recreating the Long March on the first day of the school year, requiring students to leap over historical milestones to enter the campus. Students falling down sparked public controversy.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, primary schools in many places across China required students to watch the official “First Lesson of the New Term: Our Long March Road” on the first day of school and take photos as a check-in, with several young children moved to tears in groups by the promotional video’s plot.
2026-09
The South Campus of Xiamen City Vocational College posted the contents of Xi Jinping's important speeches in recent years, so-called "Xi-isms".
2026-08-28
Hong Kong's Education Bureau announced a series of student mainland exchange programs themed on the "90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March" for the new school year, arranging for students to visit relevant memorial sites and participate in themed activities.
2026-08-28
On August 28, 2026, the Hong Kong Education Bureau sent a circular to all primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong, launching a student mainland exchange program for the 90th anniversary of the Long March victory, organizing students to visit Zunyi and other places to enhance their sense of identity.
2026-08-28
On August 27, 2026, the People's Daily, an official media outlet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), opened an account on the overseas social platform Threads. It was immediately flooded with reports and mockery from a large number of netizens, and the People's Daily closed its comment section the following day.
2026-08-28
On August 27, 2026, netizens discovered on the social platform Threads that the Central Committee’s official newspaper People’s Daily had opened an official account. After the news spread, many netizens reported, blocked, and restricted the account, and flooded the short posts it published with Xi Jinping memes. The next day, on August 28, 2026, the comment section of the People’s Daily’s account on Threads was closed, preventing further public discussion.
2026-08-05
On August 5, netizens shared content about taking children to participate in a summer red-themed live-action experience program, which included segments of children simulating a charge and collectively singing red songs, sparking public discussion about radical red education.
2026-08
The CCP is collaborating with CCTV and pro-unification KOLs to study history textbooks used by Taiwanese students, aiming to develop a new generation of united front brainwashing narratives targeting the Taiwanese people in an attempt to divide Taiwanese society and supporters of various political parties.
2026-08-01
During Army Day on August 1, 2026, official media reported that Air Force pilots said they did not care about compensation and only wanted to fight, which immediately triggered a wave of sarcasm and mockery on social platforms, with large numbers of netizens responding with "add another ten bricks." The comment sections of the related news were subsequently urgently emptied.
2026-07-25
In July 2026, netizens found that the new edition of the PEP Chinese textbook for 9th grade added an article by Xi Jinping, replacing classic texts such as Liang Qichao's "Dedication and Harmony with Others," prompting concern about ideological infiltration in basic education.
2026-07-23
On July 23, 2026, netizens discovered that the video platform Bilibili had launched an exclusive political propaganda column called “New Journey” in its core section, recommending in full official content such as “A Xi Quote of the Day” that displays personal remarks by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
2026-07-23
In July 2026, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and other central state media successively broadcast promotional videos, vigorously promoting the baffling, out-of-nothing governance discourse on Yiwu's development that Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward in 2006.
2026-07-21
When the CCTV-affiliated account “Yuyuantian” posted photos of the South China Sea standoff, it re‑edited the image to erase the “Chinese People's Armed Police” label on the loudspeaker; after netizens raised doubts, it opened a comment highlight.
2026-07-21
On July 21, 2026, netizens noticed that Yuanyuantantian, a new media account under CCTV, deliberately erased the Chinese Armed Police markings on a loudspeaker when it published official propaganda images of a maritime standoff in the South China Sea. After facing questions from netizens, it turned on comment selection.
2026-07-14
On July 14, 2026, the Macao Public Security Police Force officially released national security promotional content, listing everyday behaviors such as the misuse of paper cups among the preventive measures against threats to national security, sparking discussion and mockery among the public and netizens.
2026-06-16
On June 16, 2026, universities in multiple Chinese provinces successively announced the establishment of counselor colleges, specifically to strengthen the counselor workforce's ideological monitoring of college students and the work of Xi Jinping Thought on Ideology and Politics for a New Era education.
2026-06-10
According to online reports, a person inside the system revealed that, in response to the public opinion fermentation triggered by Chongqing citizens' protests against dog abuse and police on-site violent law enforcement, the relevant propaganda competent departments held a meeting to intervene and instructed the three major mainstream online platforms to block and delete related content in order to lower the heat of the incident.
2026-04-28
China's Ministry of State Security released a virtual police video, characterizing the "lying flat" phenomenon that is trending on platforms as a group supported by overseas organizations and calling on young people to return to a spirit of striving.
2026-02-27
The Ministry of Education issued a document mentioning that Shanghai is implementing the "Construction Standards for Ideological and Political Courses in Universities," requiring private universities to establish the awareness that "the School of Marxism is the primary school" and "ideological and political courses are the primary courses," and to fulfill their primary responsibility for the construction of ideological and political courses. Public data shows that the number of Schools of Marxism in universities nationwide has expanded 18-fold over twelve years (2012 to 2024).
2025-05-12
A notice released in May 2025 recruits students to sign up for the 2026 summer J-1 internship program in the US, with positions including amusement parks, kitchens, hotels and more, requiring participants to be willing to "tell China's story well", and charging an application service fee of 4850 yuan.
2023-07-31
The Ministry of State Security officially launched a WeChat official account, frequently publishing counter-espionage warnings and propaganda content, and beginning to actively build a public presence.
2023
China began setting up multilingual studios in 2023, cultivating various types of influencers around the world and reaching 100 million people, speaking up for China’s position at critical moments or helping to repost statements.
2022-02-04
Zhang Yimou once again served as chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics, using technological means such as LED floor screens and digital algorithms to present an ethereal and romantic Olympic opening ceremony.
2021-06-26
CCTV broadcast a large-scale symphony, vocal, and poetry performance celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), featuring Andy Lau and Na Ying singing "Pearl of the Orient".
2021
The immersive red performance project "Zuiyi Shaoshanchong", with Zhang Yimou as chief director, premiered in Shaoshan, Hunan, applying modern lighting matrix technology to the red culture promotion of Mao Zedong's life.
2019-10-01
Zhang Yimou served as chief director of the gala celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, directing thousands of amateur performers to present a scene of a prosperous era through light-and-shadow screens and fireworks.
2017
From 2017 onward, the finale slot of the CCTV Children's Day Gala was taken over by politically charged songs such as "We Are the Successors of Communism" in place of "Songs and Smiles."
2016-09-04
Zhang Yimou directed the water-based scenic symphonic concert "Hangzhou, a Memory Forever" at the Hangzhou G20 Summit, presenting a gentle and open image of China to the world through Jiangnan landscapes and classical symphonic music.
2016-02-19
Xi Jinping inspected three major state media outlets and put forward the assertion that "media sponsored by the Party and government must adhere to the Party."
2016
In 2016, Xi Jinping made clear at the symposium on the Party's news and public opinion work that media sponsored by the Party and the government must bear the Party's name, that media work must embody the Party's will and reflect the Party's positions, and he emphasized giving priority to positive publicity.
1996-03-31
On the night of March 31, 1996, Phoenix Television officially launched in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, unveiling its golden station logo. Its early shareholders included Today's Asia controlled by Liu Changle, Satellite Television under Rupert Murdoch, and Huaying International representing CCTV. Before the launch, Liu Changle reported the station's stance to Beijing, establishing Phoenix's special political affiliation and licensing mechanism.
1967
During the Cultural Revolution in 1967, with Mao Zedong's approval, Red Guards posted two slogans on both sides of Xinhua Gate at Zhongnanhai — “Long live the great Chinese Communist Party” and “Long live the invincible Mao Zedong Thought” — and they remain in place as of 2025.
1949
The program claimed that after the Chinese Communist Party took power, in order to coordinate propaganda and win over celebrities in the arts and literary circles, it invited the quyi performer Luo Yusheng, who was then performing in Nanjing, to return to Tianjin; no public reports were found to verify this claim.
1921-07-23
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was founded in 1921. The program interprets its party history as a continuous historical mission to realize communism, noting that the CCP later described itself as the most advanced vanguard of the proletariat, asserting that the party cannot make mistakes. Jin Yinan's book "Suffering and Glory" is also used to illustrate the CCP's sense of historical mission and its narrative of invincibility from its founding to the present.