{"id":184227,"date":"2015-06-11T08:56:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=184227"},"modified":"2015-06-11T08:56:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:56:18","slug":"man-of-the-week-master-kang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2015\/06\/man-of-the-week-master-kang\/","title":{"rendered":"Man of the Week: Master Kang"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Word of the Week<\/a>\u00a0comes from the\u00a0Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon<\/a>, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China\u2019s online \u201cresistance discourse,\u201d used to mock and subvert the official language around censorship and political correctness.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u5eb7\u5e08\u5085 (K\u0101ng Sh\u012bfu): Master Kang<\/a><\/h3>\n
\"Zhou<\/a>

Zhou Yongkang as Master Kang. (Source: renminbao.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Code name for Zhou Yongkang, former public security chief and close ally of fallen Chongqing party secretaryBo Xilai<\/a>; a popular brand of instant noodles. The \u5eb7 k\u0101ng in the brand name is the same as in Zhou Yongkang \u5468\u6c38\u5eb7. Netizens began calling Zhou “Master Kang” in the spring of 2012<\/a>, when he was reported to be the sole supporter of Bo Xilai on the Politburo Standing Committee. A corruption investigation<\/a> on Zhou began after his retirement, ending with his conviction and a life sentence meted out at a secret trial<\/a> in June 2015.<\/p>\n

“Master Kang” is simultaneously a historical, political, and pop cultural reference. It is the brand name used by packaged food company Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corporation<\/a>, the largest instant noodle producer operating in mainland China. Tingyi markets their products under the English name Master Kong. “Master Kang” is occasionally blocked from Weibo search results<\/a>, prompting netizens to refer to Zhou Yongkang simply as “instant noodles” (\u65b9\u4fbf\u9762 f\u0101ngbi\u00e0nmi\u00e0n).<\/p>\n

Master Kang also alludes to Kang Sheng (\u5eb7\u751f), one of Zhou’s predecessors as security chief. A first generation official and close ally to Mao Zedong, Kang was posthumously disgraced and expelled from the Party<\/a> for his role in the Cultural Revolution and his early criticism of Deng Xiaoping.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jiupianweibo<\/em> (@\u4e5d\u7247\u56f4\u8116): To see Master Kang stand there, his hair snow-white, making his final statement with natural poise, as if he were speaking in the Great Hall of the People\u2014it makes me shudder. (June 11, 2015)<\/p>\n

\u5eb7\u5e08\u5085\u6ee1\u5934\u767d\u53d1\u7684\u7ad9\u5728\u90a3\u91cc\uff0c\u505a\u6700\u540e\u9648\u8ff0\u65f6\u81ea\u7136\u6c89\u7a33\uff0c\u4eff\u4f5b\u53c8\u5728\u4e07\u4eba\u793c\u5802\u6f14\u8bb2\u4e00\u822c\uff0c\u9020\u5316\u5f04\u4eba\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e00\u4e0a\u4e00\u4e0b\u7684\u5883\u9047\uff0c\u5c45\u7136\u8ba9\u6211\u611f\u5230\u4e0d\u5bd2\u800c\u6817\u3002 [Chinese<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See also King Who Pacified the West<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"5122889485918219594\"<\/a>Want to learn more subversive netspeak? Check out\u00a0<\/em>Decoding the Chinese Internet: A Glossary of Political Slang<\/a>. Available for $2.99 in the Kindle, Google Play, and iTunes stores. All proceeds from the sale of this eBook support China Digital Times.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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