The Daily Populous Thursday September 5th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by scmp.com and submitted by AravRAndG

Rock ’n’ roll, pop music and the internet are Western vices that can be used to sow the seeds of “colour revolution” among Chinese youth, according to China’s latest college textbook on national security.

The textbook, which was officially launched last week, represents the latest move from Beijing to strengthen ideological control and promote national security among young Chinese.

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The book, National Security Education Readier for College Students, will be used in the foundational course on national security education in universities, according to Community Party mouthpiece People’s Daily.

According to the book, university students must remain vigilant against Western popular culture and beware of “colour revolution” traps when surfing online.

“Colour revolution” is Beijing’s code for subversion instigated by Western powers, and their attempts to infiltrate various sectors of society and fuel unrest with the purpose of overthrowing the ruling establishment.

“The internet is a key channel of communication; popular culture like pop and rock music are often used as covers for [colour revolution],” the textbook warns.

Light_fires on September 4th, 2024 at 22:59 UTC »

You only cut off cultural influence if you have a weak culture. Apparently the CCP wants it's people to live in the past.

smuthound1 on September 4th, 2024 at 18:56 UTC »

I've never understood this about regimes such as China; so long as people obey their laws what does it matter what they do in their free time? Surely they have intelligence agencies that can tell them that rock, pop, and rap music will have zero effect on their ability to govern the country while also providing a "harmless" outlet for the nation's youth, so why take a stand on it?

Kind of reminds me when the CCP will for whatever reason pull a movie or TV show because they feel like it portrays modern Chinese society in a negative light.

Hot-Train7201 on September 4th, 2024 at 16:55 UTC »

Ok boomer.