This research was published just as the pandemic fear and control began to take over the world. I find it very informative. Relates to your post, fills in many blanks, answers many questions.
China's Vision for a New World Order
The National Bureau of Asian Research, January, 2020
• The Chinese leadership’s efforts to increase China’s discourse power should not be dismissed or misconstrued as mere propaganda or empty slogans. Rather, they should be seen as evidence of the leadership’s determination to alter the norms that underpin existing institutions and put in place the building blocks of a new international system coveted by the Chinese Communist Party.
• The Chinese leadership’s critique of the existing international order reveals its unswerving objection to the values on which this order has been built. At stake is not only the predominant position of the U.S. in the current system but more importantly the potential erosion of fundamental human rights, freedom of thought and expression, and self-government around the world."
"For fear of fueling potential counter-responses to its ambitions and international suspicions about its aspirations—often shorthanded in Chinese discourse with the “so-called China threat theory” label (suowei Zhongguo weixielun)—the party-state has for decades mobilized large-scale propaganda efforts and global influence campaigns to dispel and discredit any hint at the possibility that China’s rise might negatively affect the international system."
"If the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences deems their work worthy of financial support, this fact indicates that their ideas are taken seriously within the system."
***NOTE: Both the US and UK established Social and Behavioral Science Teams in the early 2010's, called "Nudge Units." Which has been The Science (TM) of the pandemic restrictions on civil liberties and freedom (masking, social distancing, quarantines, lockdowns, vax mandates), "The Science (TM) of totalitarianism." Not a coincidence.
"In the Chinese leadership’s eyes, shaping the world is essentially about making sure that the international system accommodates the CCP’s ambitions for power as well as its anxieties about survival. Beijing’s vision for a new international order is an outward extension of what the party wants to secure (its perpetual rule and unchallenged power) and what it rejects as existential threats (democratic ideals and universal values). For fear of international counter-responses, the CCP appears reluctant to publicly acknowledge that its efforts to “move closer to the world’s center stage” and to “guide the reform” of the international order in a “fairer and more reasonable” direction are in reality an attempt to preempt and resist the transformative effects of liberalism and to make the world safer for its authoritarian model. Notwithstanding the sophisticated intellectual exercise and public campaign that claims that all China has in mind is the future peace and prosperity of mankind, the party’s existential obligation to perpetuate its rule is what primarily creates the imperative to alter the world in which it operates."
"Does Beijing intend to “rule the world”? Not entirely. Asserting its dominant position over a world where the influence of Western liberal democracies has been reduced to a minimum, and where a large portion of the globe resembles a Chinese sphere of influence, will suffice."
"At the National Propaganda and Ideology Work Conference in August 2013, Xi underlined that the “propaganda, ideological and cultural front” should “grasp the right to speak,” tell China’s stories, and spread China’s voice.""
***NOTE: Including from positions of influence within the US
"The CCP’s efforts to legitimize its absolute rule rest on an attempt to blur the demarcations that would otherwise estrange the party from China’s broader historical and cultural tradition. Its identity is increasingly based on an idiosyncratic amalgamation of Marxist-Leninist principles mixed with cherry-picked Confucian elements and implicit references to glorious dynasties of the past, something that may be called Sino-socialism."
***NOTE: Rewriting history and reappropriating language isn't unique to the recent American experience of statues being torn down, historical patriotic figures being discarded and the meaning of words like "freedom" and "democracy" being redefined to accommodate authoritarianism while denouncing the actual practices as dictatorial, i.e. CA Gov. Newsome declaring FL Gov. DeSantis a dictator for preserving freedom during the pandemic, Pres. Biden declaring MAGA Patriots "semi-Fascist."***
"In particular, the rejection of the universality of liberal democratic values, as envisioned and enacted by the current international order, has become the key element of China’s discourse power under Xi Jinping. The instrumentalization of Chinese cultural and historical traditions for political purposes is concomitant with a refutation of the West, which is portrayed as failing, dangerous, and chaotic. China’s achievements are presented as a validation that the development path chosen by the leadership is correct, viable, and efficient."
"For Han Zhen, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the current “systemic crisis” has proved the inferiority of the capitalist system, whereas the success of China’s approach to development and its “outstanding economic performance” present “West-centrism with a real challenge of historic significance.” The contest between the two models, including at the ideological level, is “self-evident.”"
***NOTE: When failing cities led by ideologues committed to "defunding the police" resulting in spikes in crime, homelessness, drug use, dependency, normalizing genital mutilation of minors and drag shows to toddlers is coordinated and intentionally facilitated by Marxist leaders it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of a dangerous, chaotic and failing western liberal democratic system. A feature, not a flaw of these self-destructive policies.***
"Karl Marx believed that the role of philosophy was not only to understand the world but also to transform it. In a similar fashion, the CCP corrals Chinese experts in the humanities and social sciences and seeks to point them in a direction that is in line with its own political principles, thereby influencing the formulation of China’s foreign discourse power and vision for the world."
***NOTE: See The Science (TM) note above.***
"In addition, the party-state has traditionally put the work of “thinking circles, theoretical circles, and knowledge circles” under political tutelage, constraining their thoughts and expression in a variety of ways. Ideological control has markedly increased in recent years. When they do not conform to party orthodoxy, academics may find themselves banned from publishing, teaching, or promotion."
"Xi emphasized the political and strategic role “of the highest importance” that scholars have to play, noting that the purpose of their work as “advocates of advanced ideas, pioneers of academic research, leaders of social conduct, and staunch supporters of the party’s ruling” is to place China at the “leading edge of the world.” At a time when China is experiencing tremendous changes, scholars are expected not only to offer their expertise to inform and support CCP policymakers but also to contribute to theoretical innovations that build on China’s own practice and help attract global attention. Xi reminded scholars that “Marxism must always occupy the guiding position” in their deliberations, as it emphasizes “not only explaining the world but also changing it.” At the same time, he called them to accelerate the construction of a disciplinary field with “Chinese characteristics, style, and flair and of universal significance” that incorporates China’s “excellent culture,” “the most basic, profound, and lasting force.” Developing a Chinese system of social science discourse is necessary to “achieve the goal of a struggle that has lasted for two centuries and achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”
The development of distinctively Chinese social science theories is seen as integral to the party’s ideological and propaganda work and its soft appeal to the rest of the world. According to Xi, philosophy and social science are the “foundations that support the discourse system. Without our own philosophy and social science system, there will be no discourse power.” In this particular context, “theory” is understood as normative rather than scientific. Chinese scholars are not called to provide empirical, predictive, value-free theories but are asked to describe how the world system should be organized as a critique of the prevailing system’s faults and a validation of the party’s view."
***NOTE: Describes academia, medicine, and law in the US today, as well as cultural and industrial voices. No?***
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This research was published just as the pandemic fear and control began to take over the world. I find it very informative. Relates to your post, fills in many blanks, answers many questions.
China's Vision for a New World Order
The National Bureau of Asian Research, January, 2020
https://www.nbr.org/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/publications/sr83_chinasvision_jan2020.pdf
"POLICY IMPLICATIONS
• The Chinese leadership’s efforts to increase China’s discourse power should not be dismissed or misconstrued as mere propaganda or empty slogans. Rather, they should be seen as evidence of the leadership’s determination to alter the norms that underpin existing institutions and put in place the building blocks of a new international system coveted by the Chinese Communist Party.
• The Chinese leadership’s critique of the existing international order reveals its unswerving objection to the values on which this order has been built. At stake is not only the predominant position of the U.S. in the current system but more importantly the potential erosion of fundamental human rights, freedom of thought and expression, and self-government around the world."
"For fear of fueling potential counter-responses to its ambitions and international suspicions about its aspirations—often shorthanded in Chinese discourse with the “so-called China threat theory” label (suowei Zhongguo weixielun)—the party-state has for decades mobilized large-scale propaganda efforts and global influence campaigns to dispel and discredit any hint at the possibility that China’s rise might negatively affect the international system."
"If the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences deems their work worthy of financial support, this fact indicates that their ideas are taken seriously within the system."
***NOTE: Both the US and UK established Social and Behavioral Science Teams in the early 2010's, called "Nudge Units." Which has been The Science (TM) of the pandemic restrictions on civil liberties and freedom (masking, social distancing, quarantines, lockdowns, vax mandates), "The Science (TM) of totalitarianism." Not a coincidence.
https://behavioralscientist.org/executive-order-formally-establishes-us-nudge-unit/
https://web.archive.org/web/20210519003131/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/14/scientists-admit-totalitarian-use-fear-control-behaviour-covid/ ***
"In the Chinese leadership’s eyes, shaping the world is essentially about making sure that the international system accommodates the CCP’s ambitions for power as well as its anxieties about survival. Beijing’s vision for a new international order is an outward extension of what the party wants to secure (its perpetual rule and unchallenged power) and what it rejects as existential threats (democratic ideals and universal values). For fear of international counter-responses, the CCP appears reluctant to publicly acknowledge that its efforts to “move closer to the world’s center stage” and to “guide the reform” of the international order in a “fairer and more reasonable” direction are in reality an attempt to preempt and resist the transformative effects of liberalism and to make the world safer for its authoritarian model. Notwithstanding the sophisticated intellectual exercise and public campaign that claims that all China has in mind is the future peace and prosperity of mankind, the party’s existential obligation to perpetuate its rule is what primarily creates the imperative to alter the world in which it operates."
"Does Beijing intend to “rule the world”? Not entirely. Asserting its dominant position over a world where the influence of Western liberal democracies has been reduced to a minimum, and where a large portion of the globe resembles a Chinese sphere of influence, will suffice."
"At the National Propaganda and Ideology Work Conference in August 2013, Xi underlined that the “propaganda, ideological and cultural front” should “grasp the right to speak,” tell China’s stories, and spread China’s voice.""
***NOTE: Including from positions of influence within the US
https://thenationalpulse.com/2021/03/04/politifact-founder-chinese-communist-group/ ***
"The CCP’s efforts to legitimize its absolute rule rest on an attempt to blur the demarcations that would otherwise estrange the party from China’s broader historical and cultural tradition. Its identity is increasingly based on an idiosyncratic amalgamation of Marxist-Leninist principles mixed with cherry-picked Confucian elements and implicit references to glorious dynasties of the past, something that may be called Sino-socialism."
***NOTE: Rewriting history and reappropriating language isn't unique to the recent American experience of statues being torn down, historical patriotic figures being discarded and the meaning of words like "freedom" and "democracy" being redefined to accommodate authoritarianism while denouncing the actual practices as dictatorial, i.e. CA Gov. Newsome declaring FL Gov. DeSantis a dictator for preserving freedom during the pandemic, Pres. Biden declaring MAGA Patriots "semi-Fascist."***
"In particular, the rejection of the universality of liberal democratic values, as envisioned and enacted by the current international order, has become the key element of China’s discourse power under Xi Jinping. The instrumentalization of Chinese cultural and historical traditions for political purposes is concomitant with a refutation of the West, which is portrayed as failing, dangerous, and chaotic. China’s achievements are presented as a validation that the development path chosen by the leadership is correct, viable, and efficient."
"For Han Zhen, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the current “systemic crisis” has proved the inferiority of the capitalist system, whereas the success of China’s approach to development and its “outstanding economic performance” present “West-centrism with a real challenge of historic significance.” The contest between the two models, including at the ideological level, is “self-evident.”"
***NOTE: When failing cities led by ideologues committed to "defunding the police" resulting in spikes in crime, homelessness, drug use, dependency, normalizing genital mutilation of minors and drag shows to toddlers is coordinated and intentionally facilitated by Marxist leaders it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of a dangerous, chaotic and failing western liberal democratic system. A feature, not a flaw of these self-destructive policies.***
"Karl Marx believed that the role of philosophy was not only to understand the world but also to transform it. In a similar fashion, the CCP corrals Chinese experts in the humanities and social sciences and seeks to point them in a direction that is in line with its own political principles, thereby influencing the formulation of China’s foreign discourse power and vision for the world."
***NOTE: See The Science (TM) note above.***
"In addition, the party-state has traditionally put the work of “thinking circles, theoretical circles, and knowledge circles” under political tutelage, constraining their thoughts and expression in a variety of ways. Ideological control has markedly increased in recent years. When they do not conform to party orthodoxy, academics may find themselves banned from publishing, teaching, or promotion."
"Xi emphasized the political and strategic role “of the highest importance” that scholars have to play, noting that the purpose of their work as “advocates of advanced ideas, pioneers of academic research, leaders of social conduct, and staunch supporters of the party’s ruling” is to place China at the “leading edge of the world.” At a time when China is experiencing tremendous changes, scholars are expected not only to offer their expertise to inform and support CCP policymakers but also to contribute to theoretical innovations that build on China’s own practice and help attract global attention. Xi reminded scholars that “Marxism must always occupy the guiding position” in their deliberations, as it emphasizes “not only explaining the world but also changing it.” At the same time, he called them to accelerate the construction of a disciplinary field with “Chinese characteristics, style, and flair and of universal significance” that incorporates China’s “excellent culture,” “the most basic, profound, and lasting force.” Developing a Chinese system of social science discourse is necessary to “achieve the goal of a struggle that has lasted for two centuries and achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”
The development of distinctively Chinese social science theories is seen as integral to the party’s ideological and propaganda work and its soft appeal to the rest of the world. According to Xi, philosophy and social science are the “foundations that support the discourse system. Without our own philosophy and social science system, there will be no discourse power.” In this particular context, “theory” is understood as normative rather than scientific. Chinese scholars are not called to provide empirical, predictive, value-free theories but are asked to describe how the world system should be organized as a critique of the prevailing system’s faults and a validation of the party’s view."
***NOTE: Describes academia, medicine, and law in the US today, as well as cultural and industrial voices. No?***
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