Maoist factions The red culture movement, officially known as Singing revolutionary songs, Reading classic books, Telling stories and Spreading mottos[1] (Chinese: 唱红歌、读经典、讲故事、传箴言) or Singing, Reading, Telling and Spreading (Chinese: 唱读讲传) is a political movement launched by Bo Xilai in Chongqing, People's Republic of China, as part of the Chongqing model.
We grew up with revolutionary spirit and we want to pass that on to our children.” Another noted that he felt compelled to participate in order to express appreciation of the CCP for the country's strong economy.
"[9] An academic quoted in The Daily Telegraph described the mandatory campaign as akin to being "drowned in a Red sea.
"[11] In September 2009, a mid-level official in the city committed suicide after being pressured to organize his work unit to participate in the red songs campaign.
The official, Xie Dajun, reportedly disagreed with the campaign, which evoked painful memories of the Cultural Revolution.