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Fabian Peltsch

230303 -- BEIJING, March 3, 2023 -- Mou Zhenhua, the 27th leader of the Lei Feng Squad, wipes the sculpture of Lei Feng in northeast China s Liaoning Province, Feb. 11, 2023.  Xinhua Headlines: Sixty years on, hero soldier remains a role model in China YaoxJianfeng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Modellsoldat für die neue Ära

Kaum eine Propagandakampagne hat die Zeiten so standhaft überdauert wie jene von Lei Feng. 60 Jahre nach dem Tod des hilfsbereiten Modellsoldaten will Chinas Staatschef Xi Jinping dessen Stern heller denn je leuchten lassen. Die jungen Chinesen lässt das ziemlich kalt.

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230303 -- BEIJING, March 3, 2023 -- Mou Zhenhua, the 27th leader of the Lei Feng Squad, wipes the sculpture of Lei Feng in northeast China s Liaoning Province, Feb. 11, 2023.  Xinhua Headlines: Sixty years on, hero soldier remains a role model in China YaoxJianfeng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Model soldier for the new era

Hardly any propaganda campaign has endured as steadfastly as that of Lei Feng. Sixty years after the death of the helpful model soldier, China's President Xi Jinping wants his star to shine brighter than ever. However, young Chinese people are largely indifferent to it.

Von Fabian Peltsch

Syndication: Ventura County Star John Heubusch, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, shakes hands with Taiwan s President Tsai Ing-Wen as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looks on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Mccarthy Taiwan President Meeting 3 Camarillo CA , EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xJUANxCARLO/THExSTARx 20398454
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Tsai seals her political legacy in LA

The meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy initially went off without any military show of force by China. Although marked as an unofficial visit, Taiwan's president made it clear in California that she perfectly mastered the balancing act between the rival great powers at the end of her term.

Von Fabian Peltsch