It is no secret that China has been a socialist country since the end of World War II. The government has been making all of the decisions and giving the people of China virtually no say. Just in the last week or so China has unveiled a "Rejuvenation" campaign. The main goal of this initiative is to revive revolutionary ideals. To achieve the goal of his campaign, President Xi seems to be creating a strict and tightly structured society based on his own ideals.
One of the hot topics around the world is the new restriction that China has imposed on kids under the age of 18. Kids now only have three hours of online game time a week that is to only be used on Friday through Sunday. President Xi's goal of this restriction is to focus the efforts of the Chinese society, even the youth, onto advancing China as a whole. One of the main ways that they are enforcing this is through the gaming companies. These companies are eager to stay on the good side of the Chinese government and have already begun to enforce these new restrictions on gamers.
As part of China's crackdown, they are now making restrictions for who can be on TV. The main group of focus is on "sissy men" as the Chinese government calls them. Sissy men are men who are deemed as "insufficiently masculine." The government has now banned all of these men from appearing on TV to promote a "revolutionary culture" that President Xi is looking to achieve.
China is looking to close the income gap in the country. The government is relying on companies to help with this. Some of the large companies such as Alibaba and Tencent have already pledged billions in creating new jobs at the governments request. These large companies, like I mentioned earlier, are looking to stay in the good graces of the Chinese government. These companies rely heavily on the Chinese workforce and on the consumers in China. For economic reason, they need to stay in the good graces of the government. They do not want to have to leave the country with so many available workers which allows them to pay them a lower wage. In addition to that, with the Chinese government having the final say in all matters, it is imperative that they stay in their good graces which might allow them to have fewer restrictions put on them. It is vital for the companies success.
Article Link: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-07/china-chases-rejuvenation-with-control-of-tycoons-society
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On one hand there's no doubt that China has done some good in the way of controlling the outbreak of Covid, of what we know, and now they are trying to close the gap between the rich and poor which I think is something that all countries should strive for. China is trying harder every year to make sure that its people are happy and no-one is unhappy.
On the other hand, yes, China is a socialist country so anything they deem to be threat to their way of life they will try to eliminate or intensely control. China already has its own web browser to not let people search and research certain material that may make China look Bad or even material that is counterintuitive to what the Socialist party is trying to accomplish. Either way its interesting to see how China will continue to try and take care of its citizens.
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