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A Chinese Cultural Revolution Ballet has been causing a stir in the United States. The National Ballet of China has been performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The performance has drawn protests, with those opposed to the play saying it is quote "naked propaganda."
An unlikely venue for a Chinese communist propaganda play—the National Ballet of China has just finished a series of performances of the "The Red Detachment of Women" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
The play is a Cultural Revolution-era ballet. It depicts female soldiers striking down so-called 'class-enemies.' The performance has drawn widespread protest from both Chinese and Westerners in the United States.
Democracy activist Wei Jingsheng—a former Red Guard and key player in the 1989 Tiananmen protests—commented on the play.
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Editor of China-In-Perspective Chen Kuide agrees.
[Chen Kuide, Editor, China-In-Perspective]:
"Of course this is a propaganda piece from the Chinese Communist Party, there is no doubt about that."
Founder of the non-partisan citizen activist group Responsible for Equality and Liberty Jeffrey Imm believes it's inconsistent with American values.
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Wei Jingsheng pointed out even Chinese people in the Mainland wouldn't want to watch the play.
[Wei Jingsheng, Democracy Activist]:
"This incident at the Kennedy Center has developed to the point where it's just naked propaganda. They didn't even change the program. They are directly performing a Cultural Revolution-era propaganda play that even Chinese people wouldn't watch. The Kennedy Center has already accepted these things. I would say the situation is pretty bad."
Activists argue that because the US government funds the Kennedy Center, it shouldn't be used to promote communist ideology.
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A Chinese Cultural Revolution Ballet has been causing a stir in the United States. The National Ballet of China has been performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The performance has drawn protests, with those opposed to the play saying it is quote "naked propaganda."
An unlikely venue for a Chinese communist propaganda play—the National Ballet of China has just finished a series of performances of the "The Red Detachment of Women" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
The play is a Cultural Revolution-era ballet. It depicts female soldiers striking down so-called 'class-enemies.' The performance has drawn widespread protest from both Chinese and Westerners in the United States.
Democracy activist Wei Jingsheng—a former Red Guard and key player in the 1989 Tiananmen protests—commented on the play.
[...]
Editor of China-In-Perspective Chen Kuide agrees.
[Chen Kuide, Editor, China-In-Perspective]:
"Of course this is a propaganda piece from the Chinese Communist Party, there is no doubt about that."
Founder of the non-partisan citizen activist group Responsible for Equality and Liberty Jeffrey Imm believes it's inconsistent with American values.
[...]
Wei Jingsheng pointed out even Chinese people in the Mainland wouldn't want to watch the play.
[Wei Jingsheng, Democracy Activist]:
"This incident at the Kennedy Center has developed to the point where it's just naked propaganda. They didn't even change the program. They are directly performing a Cultural Revolution-era propaganda play that even Chinese people wouldn't watch. The Kennedy Center has already accepted these things. I would say the situation is pretty bad."
Activists argue that because the US government funds the Kennedy Center, it shouldn't be used to promote communist ideology.
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