Propaganda in China
Propaganda is used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and historically by the Kuomintang (KMT), to sway domestic and international opinion in favor of its policies. In the People's Republic of China (PRC), this includes censorship of proscribed views and active promotion of views that favor the government. Propaganda is considered central to the operation of the CCP and the PRC government, with propaganda operations in the country being directed by the CCP's Publicity Department. Terms to denote propaganda in Chinese have typically had broader and less negative connotations than understandings of the word "propaganda" in the West. Aspects of propaganda can be traced back to the earliest periods of Chinese history, but modern propaganda has been most effective in the 20th and 21st centuries owing to mass media and an authoritarian government. Propaganda was an important tool in legitimizing the Nationalist government, which retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Propaganda during the Mao era was...
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