Writing last week in Guangming Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Central Propaganda Department, propaganda chief Liu Qibao (刘奇葆) urged journalists to work toward the constant innovation of “style” (文风), finding ways to make the Chinese Communist Party’s policies and positions palatable to the country. Chinese leaders have long been exercised with the question of … Continue reading The anti-jargon campaign: The Communist Party’s Long March towards simplicity of speech