Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Socialism 3.0 in China

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/04/socialism-3-0-in-china/
Socialism 3.0 in China
Bo Xilai, Communist Party chief of Chongqing, has been in the spotlight 
for his crackdown on corruption and his efforts to create a “red 
movement” which harkens back to the Mao era. The Wall Street Journal 
blog recently reported on a move to get residents to memorize 36 “red” 
songs:
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According to a report in Wednesday’s Chongqing Daily (in Chinese), the 
city has selected a total of 36 songs it wants residents to memorize and 
has instructed official TV, radio and newspapers to intensively promote 
them as part of a new local singing contest.
“These 36 songs have a diversity of styles, beautiful melodies and 
reflect the main themes of the times,” Chongqing Daily quoted a notice 
from the municipal propaganda department as saying. “They are refreshing 
and excellent ‘red’ songs for people to sing.”
The campaign is the latest manifestation of a “red” movement championed 
by Bo Xilai, the charismatic Communist Party leader in Chongqing, who 
has been pushing a nostalgic brand of populism as he jockeys for power 
ahead of a scheduled leadership change in 2012.
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And the Diplomat reports that these efforts are indeed gaining the 
attention of the center, including Hu Jintao’s heir apparent, Xi Jinping:
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But the significance of Chongqing runs much deeper than socialist 
gimmicks—Bo has tried to rewrite the social contract of Chongqing with 
an attack on economic inequality, an expansion of the state role in the 
economy, and political moves taken straight from Mao Zedong’s playbook.
People often say that politics in China have stood still while the 
economy has raced ahead. But the placid surface of single-party rule 
conceals vigorous debate within the Communist Party over China’s future. 
Policy experimentation at the local level provides fodder for arguments 
that will determine the shape of Chinese socialism during the next 
administration and beyond. The approach of the 2012 handover has spurred 
risings stars like Bo, a Politburo member and likely candidate for 
promotion to the top-rung Politburo Standing Committee, to jockey for 
top leaders’ attention with striking new policies.
This conversation doesn’t always move in liberal directions. China’s 
‘New Left’ has seized upon Bo’s ideas to argue for a radical shift away 
from the market-oriented policies of the Reform and Opening period, 
citing Chongqing as proof that China can combine growth with economic 
equality in a vision of socialism that looks to a more statist past.
New Left proponents argue that Chongqing’s experience is the beginning 
of a path for China that will break radically with capitalist reforms 
begun by former President Deng Xiaoping.Theyhope to restore the state as 
the centre of China’s economic system with a focus on poverty reduction 
and to revive Maoist political techniques. In doing so, they claim to 
have a blueprint for a new era in China’s history.
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An earlier report by John Garnaut of The Sydney Morning Herald points 
out the irony of Bo’s strategy given his family’s tragic history with 
the Communist Party.
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Namib
"I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis"
(ultime parole di Humphrey Bogart)

 This conversation doesn’t always move in liberal directions.
delizioso understatement.

 C'e' bisogno di commissari politici senza pauuura.
è che non chiamano, quelli stronzi....

 movement” which harkens back to the Mao era. The Wall Street Journal
LOL