More than Just a Spring Festival Eve Celebration
This year’s Eve celebration is definitely something more than itself. Of course, it brought us a quite good Eve and the as-expected dissatisfaction too. Here I am however not interested in evaluating the quality of the programs. What interests me is the sign this annual celebration emitted.
You may agree with me that the position of the working class has been elevated to a new high in this celebration. The role of these people was successfully interpreted by one of the programs entitled ‘We working class are powerful’. Indeed, this rising and transformed China has gained much of the needed support from these builders, who this year have been treated with justice.
Secondly, people from lower classes like the country guitar girl have been given more chances for self-expression and self-declaration. Note, previous opportunities were invariably offered to those of higher social positions such as officials, managers, and millionaires, but none this year. The other programs also betray the fact that the spotlight has been switched to the commons. This probably marks China’s resolution returning to taking the mass’ road.
And thirdly, the merit of Chairman Mao was singled out as this year’s unique effort in lauding the red China. The array of the red flags on the spacious stage strongly reminded of the coming back of an era, if not actually a complete restoring.
Deng’s theory has done its part in revitalizing China’s economy and finally causing China’s take-off. But the by-products of the theory are also many, and it is the time again Maoism works for China. It is most likely that both Deng and Mao’s approaches would be partially seen working together. Would this be the scientific approach advocated by the President Hu Jintao?
