Opinion
Published on: 13. October 2022

Say it in Chinese: 2-4-4-2

The ideologists among China's party leaders are clearly fond of numbers. They can be found in many of Mao Zedong's slogans, and Xi Jinping also likes to use catchy ciphers. In the last ten years, the political language in China changed; with a dictionary alone, some terms in the party language cannot be deciphered. Very good language skills, effort and the Internet can help.

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Last updated: 24. July 2025
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