[1] The forum is notable for its promotion of Maoist philosophy and for its occasional clashes with the Chinese Communist Party.

The forum was created with the stated intent to be “a patriotic website for the public interest",[2] and soon acquired a political lean towards Maoism.

[4] The campaign involved organizing of a petition of 40,000 signatures, including those of Liu Siqi (the widow of one of Mao's sons), former vice-minister Ma Bin, and Peking University professor Kong Qingdong.

Utopia continued to support Bo Xilai when the Maoist was removed from his position as Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, after which the forum was shut down for several months.

[2] Utopia played a prominent role in the Jasic incident of 2018, in which striking workers, student activist and neo-Maoists protested poor working conditions of the Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong.