China rolls out TV series eulogising Xi Jinping ahead of key congress
Ten documentaries on president’s reform policies to air on prime-time TV, with more propaganda to come before the Communist Party congress this autumn
A documentary series extolling President Xi Jinping’s ideas and achievements in pushing for reforms is airing on state-run TV in China as the country’s propaganda apparatus steps up efforts to burnish his image ahead of a key Communist Party congress this autumn.
The 10-episode series, Carrying Reform through to the End, started airing at 8pm on the state broadcaster CCTV on Monday. The programmes will also be replayed on local TV channels the following day and streamed on online media platforms.
The series debut came after China’s broadcast regulator banned TV stations from airing programmes such as costume dramas during the “major propaganda period” ahead of the party congress.
The state broadcaster said the documentary series would focus on the spirit of Xi’s important speeches and his governing ideas and reflect how his administration “made solid progress on the comprehensive deepening of reforms”.
The episodes will cover the president’s ideas and achievements made on the economy, politics, social management, culture, the environment, the army and the party’s self-governance.
