The Discourse on Economic Development in China After Deng Xiaoping

In recent years, an increasing amount of newspapers, magazines, journals and books are no more routinely subject to review or censorship. It is more and more the market and the consumers, who drive what is “fit to print”. The roles played by official propaganda have declined considerably since the Maoist era, but still remain part of the Chinese political and cultural life. Especially in the case of highly meaningful events, which strongly reflect over China’s national image, the propaganda system ostensibly exerts its authority.