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A Xi Jinping-themed twist on a Chinese Lunar New Year tradition drew incredulous reactions from Twitter users after it was shared by <\/span>famed dissident Twitter account<\/span><\/a> @whyyoutouzhele<\/span><\/a>. \u201cLantern riddles\u201d are a staple of the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Lunar New Year. One street in Turpan, Xinjiang used fill-in-the-blank quotes from <\/span>Xi Jinping\u2019s report<\/span><\/a> to the 20th Party Congress this past October <\/span>to test passersby on their knowledge of the Party\u2019s ideological work, political development, and COVID policies<\/strong><\/a>, among other topics:<\/span><\/p>\n

[Editor\u2019s note: The correct answers are written at the bottom of the post.]<\/span><\/p>\n

61. We must ensure that the Party firmly exercises (a)___ over this work and that the responsibility system for it is fully implemented. We will cement and expand the mainstream thoughts and ideas that inspire hard work in the new era.<\/span><\/p>\n

12. We have kept to the path of socialist political advancement with Chinese characteristics. We have comprehensively developed (b)______, made all-around progress in improving the institutions, standards, and procedures of our socialist democracy.<\/p>\n

4. In responding to the sudden outbreak of Covid-19, we put the people and ____ above all else, worked to prevent both imported cases and domestic resurgences, and tenaciously pursued a dynamic zero-Covid policy. In launching an all-out people\u2019s war to stop the spread of the virus, we have protected the people\u2019s health and safety to the greatest extent possible and made tremendously encouraging achievements in both epidemic response and economic and social development.\u00a0 [Chinese<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Lunar New Year is a politically sensitive time that is often marked by propaganda and censorship campaigns. The Central Cyberspace Administration of China announced a <\/span>one-month \u201cclean up\u201d campaign<\/span><\/a> to \u201ccultivate a positive, spiritually healthy atmosphere for online public opinion during Spring Festival.\u201d On social media, state media outlets shared a faux “video call from Xi”<\/a> that mimicked WeChat\u2019s call interface to disseminate clips of his Lunar New Years greetings address. The Spring Festival Gala, a state-run variety show watched by <\/span>hundreds of millions<\/span><\/a> across China, is saturated with political messaging. One of this year\u2019s <\/span>most popular<\/span><\/a> skits <\/span>lampooned officials<\/span><\/a> who \u201c<\/span>lie flat<\/span><\/a>\u201d on the job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Answers<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>a) leadership
\n<\/span>b) whole-process people\u2019s democracy
\n<\/span>c) their lives<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Xi Jinping-themed twist on a Chinese Lunar New Year tradition drew incredulous reactions from Twitter users after it was shared by famed dissident Twitter account @whyyoutouzhele. \u201cLantern riddles\u201d are a staple of the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Lunar New Year. One street in Turpan, Xinjiang used fill-in-the-blank quotes from Xi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1093,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[99,14744,100,5],"tags":[18015,16851,7082,17815,473,828,4363,472,690,4674,5921],"class_list":["post-692058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cdt-highlights","category-level-2-article","category-politics","category-society","tag-20th-party-congress","tag-communist-party","tag-government-propaganda","tag-ideological-education","tag-ideology","tag-lunar-new-year","tag-party-congress","tag-political-slogans","tag-propaganda","tag-xi-jinping","tag-xinjiang","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nXinjiang City Turns Lunar New Year Tradition Into Propaganda Quiz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2023\/02\/xinjiang-city-turns-lunar-new-year-tradition-into-propaganda-quiz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Xinjiang City Turns Lunar New Year Tradition Into Propaganda Quiz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Xi Jinping-themed twist on a Chinese Lunar New Year tradition drew incredulous reactions from Twitter users after it was shared by famed dissident Twitter account @whyyoutouzhele. \u201cLantern riddles\u201d are a staple of the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Lunar New Year. 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