Inspired by a People’s Daily screed on China’s rise and America’s role in staunching that rise, netizens have claimed one line in particular as their own:

…with “Internet freedom” as its slogan, they [the Americans] will attack “top down” governance in order to push forward the traditional model of liberal democracy; through the use of “rights lawyers,” underground religion, dissidents, Internet heroes, and disadvantaged social groups as the core forces, they will push for a “bottom-up” approach to Chinese governance from the grassroots to lay a foundation for changing China…

。。。以“网络自由”为旗号，改变“自上而下”推进民主自由的传统模式，以维权律师、地下宗教、异见人士、网络领袖、弱势群体为核心，以期通过“自下而上”的方式渗透中国基层，为中国的“改变”创造条件。。。

Those five nefarious character types are now known online as the “new five black categories,” echoing a parallel blacklist from the Cultural Revolution. Cross-Talk Comics takes on the new five black categories head on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bo Xilai’s “beat black” campaign targeted Chongqing mafia. But Bo’s tactics had a mafioso flourish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many Beijingers live in makeshift basement homes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2010, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said flatly, “China has no dissidents.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ad is for a role-playing game similar to World of Warcraft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Via CDT Chinese. Translation by Josh Rudolph.