Xi Lost China’s Youth

It’s ironic that after investing so much to control the minds of the Chinese youth, Xi lost them because of his ideology-driven policies.

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China’s youth unemployment data is so bleak that the Chinese government suspended publishing it and has resorted to distracting young Chinese with patriotic films and songs. Desperate times call for desperate measures. But plenty of signs suggest Xi has already lost China’s younger generation. 

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has invested tremendous resources to control the minds of the country’s youth. All young people, from elementary schools to colleges, are subject to a mandatory patriotic education, emphasizing that China suffered "a Century of Humiliation" by Western imperialist powers (and later Japan) between 1839 and 1949. The CCP-led revolution drove out foreign invaders, established a new China in 1949, and ended the Chinese people’s suffering and humiliation. Thus, the CCP and the motherland are one, and patriotism entails unwavering loyalty to the party.

After Xi Jinping came to power in late 2012, he enhanced patriotic education by promising that only the CCP could realize a "Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," which will ensure the Chinese people enjoy long-lasting prosperity, security, and respect from other nations.