by Charles Liu
The NanfangDec 31, 2015
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been searching for novel ways to get its usually staid messages across to the public, most recently releasing a cartoon video to mark the 13th Five Year Plan. But never before has flow been as important as it is in a new rap song that praises the efforts of the CCP and President Xi Jinping.
First aired on a CCTV program called “The Power of Deepening Reforms” (and with a name like that, who wouldn’t tune in?), the song focuses on last year’s achievements of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reform and the way it handled things like corruption and reform over the last year.
Other topics, like the Tianjin explosion or the recent Shenzhen landslide, don’t get mentioned, of course.
The rap song suffers from a lack of a melodic chorus, but is punctuated by live sound bites of President Xi accompanied by a smiling cartoon version of himself as well as his words immortalized by his side:
The CCP has looked to reach a broader and younger audience before with music videos like the Terry Gilliam-inspired animated video for the 15th 5 year plan or a slick English-language video about the Chinese dream telling viewers, “The Chinese Communist Party is with you along the way.” Furthermore, Xi Jinping has had his praises sung in another pop song, Uncle Xi Loves Mummy Peng, in which lyrics tell the listener that Xi, without a doubt, loves his wife Peng Liyuan.
If you want to follow along, here are the lyrics to the rap song as translated by the fine people at China Real Time WSJ:
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First aired on a CCTV program called “The Power of Deepening Reforms” (and with a name like that, who wouldn’t tune in?), the song focuses on last year’s achievements of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reform and the way it handled things like corruption and reform over the last year.
Other topics, like the Tianjin explosion or the recent Shenzhen landslide, don’t get mentioned, of course.
The rap song suffers from a lack of a melodic chorus, but is punctuated by live sound bites of President Xi accompanied by a smiling cartoon version of himself as well as his words immortalized by his side:
The CCP has looked to reach a broader and younger audience before with music videos like the Terry Gilliam-inspired animated video for the 15th 5 year plan or a slick English-language video about the Chinese dream telling viewers, “The Chinese Communist Party is with you along the way.” Furthermore, Xi Jinping has had his praises sung in another pop song, Uncle Xi Loves Mummy Peng, in which lyrics tell the listener that Xi, without a doubt, loves his wife Peng Liyuan.
If you want to follow along, here are the lyrics to the rap song as translated by the fine people at China Real Time WSJ:
Take a look at the deepening-reform group in the year 2015Here’s the video:
Building the economy, creating wealth, optimizing services
They streamline administration and delegate power to the lower levels, so please do trust the government
Don’t let the hand reach out when it’s not supposed to — let the market speak.
They’re determined to fight against corruption. They especially target ferocious tigers
They’re strict in governing the party and ruling the nation according to law, which makes people rejoice.
Carrying out the “three stricts and three steadies” and allowing supervision by the masses
Reining in officials who take bribes
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has been achieved a lot during the past two years.
Educational reform, medical reform and household registry reform. Reform! Reform! Reform! Reform!
Acting for the convenience and benefit of the people, giving them an easier life. Taking targeted measures in poverty alleviation and trying not to fall behind.
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) To turn the people’s expectations into our actions.
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Price reform, tax reform and state-owned-enterprise reform. Reform! Reform! Reform! Reform!
Streamlining administration and delegating power to the lower levels, releasing vitality. Supporting reform and upgrading the economy.
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) An arrow will never return once it’s shot.
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Flies, tigers and large foxes. Capture! Capture! Capture! Capture!
To be strict in governing the party, we must first conduct ourselves honorably. And we will surely win judicial reform.
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) Punish every corrupt official and fight every corrupt phenomenon.
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Managing the water, managing the air, managing the land. Manage! Manage! Manage! Manage!
Clear waters and green hills are our golden mountains. What “One Belt, One Road” adheres to is:
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) The principle of wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits.
To promote the progress of Asia and Europe in what’s called “One Belt, One Road”
Free trade, openness, laws and finance, they are all helping each other.
Establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and accelerating infrastructure construction.
And finally the yuan was included in the SDR (Special Drawing Rights basket, an international reserve asset).
Facing the smog, they hate it so much.
To determine to protect the ecology requires a bow at full draw.
Suspend those who should be suspended. Halt those who should be halted.
Clear waters and green mountains are a necessary step forward into the new journal.
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Educational reform, medical reform and household registry reform. Reform! Reform! Reform! Reform!
Acting for the convenience and benefit of the people, giving them an easier life. Taking measures in poverty alleviation and trying not to fall behind.
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) To turn the people’s expectation into reality.
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Price reform, tax reform and state-owned enterprise reform. Reform! Reform! Reform! Reform!
Streamlining administration and delegating power to the lower levels, releasing vitality. Supporting reform and upgrading the economy.
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) Victory belongs to the man of valor at the key moment of reform.
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Flies, tigers and large foxes. Capture! Capture! Capture! Capture!
To be strict in governing the party, we must first conduct ourselves honorably. And we will surely win judicial reform.
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) To highly lift the sharp sword against corruption.
Chorus:
The deepening-reform group is two years old now and has achieved a lot during the past two years.
Managing the water, managing the air, managing the land. Manage! Manage! Manage! Manage!
Clear waters and green hills are our golden mountains. What “One Belt, One Road” adheres to is:
(Xi Jinping’s voice:) Openness and tolerance instead of closing up.
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