Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1361-W973

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Release Date: February 15, 2021

发布日：2021年2月15日

Topic: CCP Propaganda Put-up Another Show of Xi Caring for the Chinese People -- Voice of America report

标题：习近平最新亲民秀看点何在 -- 美国之音报道

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CCP Propaganda Put-up Another Show of Xi Caring for the Chinese People (excerpt)

February 15, 2021 19:29

-- Reported by: Jin Zhe, Voice of America

Washington —

Some observers in China and abroad pointed out that since Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in mid-November 2012, and thus became the most powerful person in China, an obvious feature of Xi Jinping’s regime is the personal propaganda and even the cult-style propaganda by the Chinese official media which is getting more and more intense, while this propaganda is often carried by showing Xi Jinping’s caring of the people. The recent visit to Guizhou by Xi Jinping is the latest Xi Jinping caring people show and personal promotion by the Chinese state media under the control of Xi Jinping. This propaganda has caused some observers and critics to compare Xi Jinping with Mao Zedong, the former CCP dictator he admires.

Observers pointed out that personal propaganda and personality cult style worship propaganda are taboos for ordinary people, ordinary officials, and even the top officials in China today, except Xi Jinping. This exception is shown daily in the Chinese official media and on the Internet which is controlled by the Chinese government. After Xi Jinping visited Guizhou, this display became even more concentrated. In the past a few days, Chinese state media has been full of Xi Jinping propaganda such as follows:

——Nine photos illustrates Xi Jinping's trip to Guizhou

——Xi Jinping visited Guizhou, these details are intriguing

——Efforts to create a new future of a colorful Guizhou with wealthy people and beautiful ecology

——[Biography of Xi Jinping] The General Secretary goes down to the grassroots level, with the most sincere warmth

——General Secretary Xi Jinping went to Guizhou to visit with caring for cadres and masses of all ethnic groups on the eve of the Spring Festival, arousing warm responses

——(CCP Tianjin) Municipal Committee of the CCP held a meeting to study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech during his investigation in Guizhou

Wei Jingsheng, a veteran Chinese human rights and democracy activist, said that since Xi Jinping came to power, he has been rehearsing such flashy people-caring shows, and then dispatched his promoters to sing praises to him, but the Chinese people are not fooled. They judge a leader good or bad, not by how many shows he staged, but by whether he did good deeds to benefit the Chinese people.

Wei Jingsheng’s comment on Xi Jinping’s latest people-caring show in Guizhou is that this kind of people-caring show obviously is for the purpose to prove that Xi Jinping cares about the people, but “In fact, this exactly illustrates that usually he doesn’t care about the people. Because Xi has this defect, so he need to do it to compensate. This is an important point."

Wei Jingsheng's statement that Xi Jinping does not care about the Chinese people has also been recognized by many observers and the Chinese people. For example, when Xi Jinping came to power, in order to show that he was close to the people, he once preached that he would not block roads in order to try his best to reduce disturbance to the people. But over time, wherever Xi Jinping went, the authorities were like treating people as enemies and paralyzing half a city or even a whole city, which shows that Xi Jinping and his subordinates did not care about the livelihood of the people.

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Wei Jingsheng, a senior human rights and democracy activist in China, said that Xi Jinping and his predecessor Mao Zedong, whom Xi admired and imitated, liked to promote themselves and deceive the public through people-caring shows. During the Mao Zedong’s era, the CCP authorities deceived the people, and most Chinese really believed him, except for very few people who knew the inside truth. For example, during the great famine caused by the economic crisis created by the CCP, the CCP propaganda claimed that Mao Zedong did not eat meat in order to share the pain and sorrows with the Chinese people. It was only later that people learned that Mao had eaten all kinds of delicacies during that period.

Regarding Xi Jinping and his propaganda team's latest round of publicity for his people-caring show, Wei Jingsheng thinks that their propaganda cannot be successful and can only fail. Wei said: "The predecessors of the liar have deceived too much already. As a liar, he can't use the tricks that are recognized by everyone already, yet he is still using these tricks. When the people see these, they laugh at it. When these tricks are compared with his predecessors, he has failed too much. He is just a failed liar.”

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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1361-W973

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1361-W973

Release Date: February 15, 2021

发布日：2021年2月15日

Topic: CCP Propaganda Put-up Another Show of Xi Caring for the Chinese People -- Voice of America report

标题：习近平最新亲民秀看点何在 -- 美国之音报道

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习近平最新亲民秀看点何在

2021年2月15日 19:29

-- 美国之音金哲

华盛顿 —

中国国内外的一些观察家们指出，自习近平2012年11月中旬成为中国共产党中央总书记并由此成为中国最有权力的人以来，习近平政权的一个明显特色就是中国官方媒体对他的个人宣传乃至个人崇拜式宣传愈演愈烈，而这种宣传常常以亲民秀为载体。习近平日前到贵州考察是习近平掌控下的中国官方媒体最新的习近平亲民秀节目和个人宣传。这种宣传令一些观察家和批评者不禁将习近平跟他所崇拜的中共前独裁者毛泽东进行对比。

个人宣传与个人崇拜宣传

观察家们指出，个人宣传与个人崇拜宣传在当今中国对一般人、一般官员乃至最上层官员都是大忌，但只有对习近平一个人是例外；这种例外每天都展示在中国官方媒体以及官方所控制的网络媒体中。在习近平到贵州考察之后，这种展示更为集中。过去几天里，中国官媒满是如下的习近平宣传：

——九张照片读懂习近平贵州之行

——习近平贵州考察，这些细节耐人寻味

——努力开创百姓富、生态美的多彩贵州新未来

——【传习录】总书记下基层，最是真情暖人心

——习近平总书记春节前夕赴贵州看望慰问各族干部群众引发热烈反响

——（中共天津）市委常委会召开会议学习贯彻习近平总书记在贵州考察调研时重要讲话精神

中国老资格的人权民主活动家魏京生表示，习近平上台以来乐此不疲地搬演这种华而不实的亲民秀，然后再调遣他的吹鼓手来给他唱赞歌，但中国老百姓并不糊涂，他们判断一个领导人好坏，不在于他上演多少这种亲民秀，而在于他是否做了好事使人民受益。

魏京生对习近平最新的贵州考察亲民秀的评论是，这种亲民秀明显是为了证明习近平很关心民众，但是，“其实这正说明你平时并不关心民众。因为你有这个缺陷，你才需要做这些秀来补充。这是很重要的一点。”

魏京生所说的习近平并不关心民众的说法也得到许多观察家和中国民众的认同。例如，习近平上台之初为了展示亲民，一度宣扬他出行不封路以尽力减少扰民。但随着时间的推移，习近平所到之处当局都如临大敌，导致半个城市乃至一个城市瘫痪，显示他和他的下属并不在乎民众的生计。

例如，2017年10月31日至11月1日，习近平带领中共中央政治局其他六常委到上海，上海市区交通枢纽全部停摆，往常车流稠密的交通干道和立交桥一下子变得空空荡荡，从卫星图片上都可以清晰地看到。习近平如此兴师动众的出行给各地民众及政府造成多少经济损失，这种新闻和数据资料是中共当局严禁的禁忌话题和国家机密。

此外，批评者和观察家提到，习近平上台以来的亲民秀宣传时常会出意外状况，导致其宣传不但不能给他增添光彩，反倒成了他难以摆脱的拖累。

例如，2013年12月底，他到北京庆丰包子铺吃包子，官方媒体随即宣传他如何亲民，如何随意走进大众餐厅跟平民一道吃包子，但随后有中国网民以精确到秒的证据显示，官方媒体所宣传的民众巧遇中共总书记习近平到庆丰包子铺吃包子是官方媒体协同上演的戏剧。随后，“庆丰帝”和“包子”的绰号在中国网民和公众当中不胫而走，并成为中共网络舆论管制部门至今不得不持续警戒和努力封杀的禁忌词。

习近平究竟有多亲民

美国加利福尼亚州州立大学洛杉矶分校教授宋永毅多年研究中共党史，尤其是1949年后的中共党史。他也对习近平及其宣传班子所搬演的习近平亲民秀不看好。

在评论中国官方媒体展开的最新一波习近平亲民宣传的时候，宋永毅说：“你说他亲民，但他看到有危险他就不亲了。比如武汉肺炎疫情刚发生的时候，他就不去嘛。以前温家宝也好，胡锦涛也好，哪里有再大的灾难，他们就去了。他就是不去，他不就是怕死嘛。”

宋永毅的这些话的所指显然是，2019年年底、2020年年初中国武汉发生致命性的武汉肺炎疫情（后改称新型冠状病毒疫情），在武汉疫情告急之际，习近平长时间神隐，似乎对疫情不管不问不理不睬，以至于中共官方宣传他领导抗疫丰功伟绩的逐日记录有两个星期是空白。

在武汉肺炎疫情大爆发不得不宣布封城几个小时之后，习近平2020年1月23日对全国发表电视讲话，不提武汉，不提封城，不提疫情。在一线医务人员在极其艰难的条件下拼死拼活初步控制疫情之后，习近平最后去武汉视察，还是远离电视屏幕十米，通过视频“探望”一线医务人员和病人。

许多观察家和宋永毅一样认为，习近平这种做法跟他的前任胡锦涛和前中国总理温家宝在将近20年前亲临萨斯疫情现场探望医护人员和病人的做法形成鲜明的对比。

与此同时，也有许多中国公众和网民抱怨说，2020年，在华南地区许多地方发生大洪水之际，习近平对灾区人民的困苦不管不问，他掌控的中国媒体则尽力回避报道灾区或灾情，或发出误导性的所谓“正能量”宣传报道，如洪水浸泡下的市区夜晚灯光奇幻迷人；在华南洪灾最严重的时候，习近平跑到东北吉林查看玉米地，就粮食生产问题发表空泛的宣言。

批评者和观察家指出，自他上台以来，习近平及其宣传班子尽管反复搬演习近平亲民秀，但习近平本人一次又一次地展示出他其实并不像他本人以及他的宣传班子所宣扬的那样“最牵挂的还是困难群众，他们吃得怎么样、住得怎么样”。

2017年11月下旬和12月初，成千上万在北京谋生的打工族及其家属在隆冬季节被赶出他们合法租住的住所，被驱赶到大街上，进而被赶出北京。批评者说，众多人希望自称关心困难群众的习近平能出面制止北京当局的野蛮行为，但习近平对他们的困境不管不问，同时大谈“厕所革命”。近日来，中共当局自己也承认，习近平亲自发动的“厕所革命”在很多地方成了浪费钱又给民众添堵的面子工程。

习近平与毛泽东的对比

习近平上台以来指挥调动中共宣传部门及其管辖下的中国官方媒体和网络媒体进行的层层加码的个人宣传使许多观察家不断将他的个人宣传跟中共前独裁者毛泽东当年的个人宣传做对比，因为就权力集中而言，习近平仅次于毛泽东。

多年研究中共党史的学者宋永毅对美国之音表示，习近平和毛泽东的个人宣传虽然在很多方面很相似，但两者也有巨大的差别，这些差别包括毛泽东有理论，习近平没有理论；毛泽东是打天下的枭雄，有他的自信，习近平没有；毛泽东是原创者，习近平是模仿者，是拙劣的闹剧扮演者，也就是马克思所说的，历史事件第一次出现是正剧，第二次出现就是闹剧。

宋永毅说：“中共就是一代不如一代，它选接班人都是逆向淘汰。每一代基本都是这样。就说（前中共中央总书记）江泽民好了。你说（前中共中央总书记）胡耀邦、赵紫阳哪一点不如江泽民？但（中共大老）邓小平、陈云就是要把赵紫阳搞下去，弄一个江泽民上来。（后来的中共中央总书记）胡锦涛不如江泽民，现在习近平这位老兄比以前所有的人都不如。”

在宋永毅看来，习近平是中共1949年在中国大陆武装夺取政权以来最差的领导人，这应当是毫无争议的。他说：“要说公平地评价，首先要说在中共领导人当中，他（习近平）是一个绝对平庸的领导人。跟毛泽东相比，跟邓小平相比，他绝对是一个平庸的领导人。和胡耀邦相比，和赵紫阳相比不能比，跟江泽民相比，他的学识和江泽民也是不能比的。”

包括宋永毅在内的一些研究中共党史的学者指出，习近平和毛泽东都喜欢宣扬自己有学问，但习近平显然在这方面也是毛泽东的一个拙劣模仿者。他在发表公开讲话的时候而经常读错别字，如把“赡养”错读为“瞻养”，把“精湛”错读为“精甚”，把“通商宽农”错读为“通商宽衣”。习近平的这些表现频频使他领导下的网络舆论管制部门不得不进入紧急应对状态。

此外，专业是图书馆学的宋永毅提出，习近平的实际文化水平就是小学水平，他所任用的宣传班子显然也不学无术，这导致其宣传班子宣扬他从年轻时代就爱读中外各种名著，其中包括美国宪政思想名著《联邦党人文集》，但在习近平年轻时代，《联邦党人文集》在中国大陆根本就没有中文译本，而习近平无论年轻时代还是现在都英语不灵。

习近平亲民表现究竟有多成功

如同习近平往常的基层视察调研一样，外界无法确定习近平最近的这次贵州基层视察调研有多少是真调研，有多少是摆样子，当地政府调遣了多少公安便衣或演员扮演基层群众。但近年来，随着可以摄像的手机普及，这种通常是国家机密的情况也会出现难得的曝光。

2015年6月，习近平到贵州视察调研，在习近平车队即将通过的一个路口时，一个女子突然试图拦路喊冤，路边看似平静等待着夹道欢迎习近平车队的人群当中迅即跳出几个人，他们以极其麻利的动作在几秒钟的时间里把那个女子制服扭走。人群队形也在短短几秒钟之内恢复整齐和平静，接着习近平车队通过，那些人手舞足蹈，欢呼雀跃，整个过程犹如专业的演出。有人在场拍下这一事件的全过程，但有关的视频在中国大陆被全面封杀，现在只能在海外的视频分享网站YouTube看到。

批评者说，中共高层和最高层领导人到基层考察调研，他们所接触的所谓群众多是公安便衣或演员，这种做法在毛泽东时代就已经形成稳固的传统和全套的制度。中国官方媒体在毛泽东死后中国相对比较开放的时候曾经报道说，毛泽东生前到一个城市的公园去参观视察，当地政府事先把公园里的游客统统赶走，同时调遣公安人员假扮成对成双的游客。毛泽东在公园里遇到这样的一对假夫妻游客，便上前与他们攀谈，了解他们的家庭情况和生活。那对公安人员不能说实话，只能继续假戏真做，以夫妻的名义回答毛泽东的提问，以便让毛泽东了解“民情”。

中国资深人权民主活动人士魏京生表示，习近平以及他所崇拜和模仿的前辈毛泽东都喜欢通过亲民秀来宣传自己，欺骗公众；在毛泽东时代，中共当局欺骗老百姓，老百姓大都还都真相信，除了很少的了解内幕的人。例如，在中共制造的经济危机导致的大饥荒时期，中共宣传毛泽东不吃肉以与人民共甘苦，只是后来人们才知道，他那时吃遍山珍海味。

对习近平及其宣传班子最新一轮的亲民秀宣传，魏京生认为他们的宣传不可能成功，只能是失败。他说：“骗子的前辈们已经骗人骗得太多了，作为骗子来说，你就不能用已经被人识破的花招了。你现在还在用被人识破的花招，老百姓看了就是哈哈一笑。比你的前辈来说，你就太失败了。你就是一个失败的骗子而已。”

美国之音报道的原始链接：

https://www.voachinese.com/a/CCP-propaganda-put-up-another-show-of-Xi-caring-for-Chinese-people-20210215/5778683.html