Like, smoking/tobacco is an issue in my country, India.We had 'The lung is like a sponge' awareness short playing before movies and also testimonials of folk who chewed tobacco. Together with stricter enforcement of anti-public smoking laws, I think smoking has reduced a lot.
Not a Chinese person, and I don't really know much about their style, but if random guesses are ok:
It may have been turned off, due to the risk that politically motivated actors may use it to print out something and then use it for propaganda, saying that a Chinese AI has exposed the CPC n all?
Especially since the U S is a trade war with them and there has been usage of genocide propaganda* against them? - Considering that the same people have no similar level of concern about Gaza
I think you should ask in some Chinese community. If not, maybe most of the answers would be similar to mine, guesses, which will mostly be our views rather than the fact whether the average Chinese person has info on their leaders.
I'm from Kerala, India. We do have communist parties here. The Left front govt, with very significant communist party presence was elected into power here.
Searching for their content on youtube, I see that they do discuss the theoretical aspects. I think the parties here are focused more on the praxis aspect and only teach the Marxist ideology to party members and not supporters or people in associated orgs. The local elders in my area seeg
Internet searches are tricky, since non-English content is relatively less indexed/recommended. Have found some websites of theirs tho, like Chintha.inIf you know any resources related to Kerala/India, please do share them
I don't know much of American history, but have heard of McCarthyism n all. They purged leftists based on doubts.If one tried to take out someone who is now an elected leader, then they'd be doing the stuff they did in Indonesia and Guatemala, mass killings.
A recent mainstream example would be the Jan 6 protests in USAmerica. The protest about concerns regarding the legitamacy of the USA's elections was maligned as domestic terrorism and a coup-attempt by some, right?A protestor got fatally shot and killed by the state appartus.
CW: Suicide4 police officers involved who were involved in the suppression took their own lives too. Likely due to strain they faced from the state appartus.
Whether peaceful protests are allowed is a basic litmus for any modern democracy. All these incidents show how democratic checks and balances are required to discourage the violent arm of the state.
A leftist front would get elected to form the central govt in India
Land and Education reform happens in all states, while ensuring that superstition is reduced and the consitutional duty of developing Scientific temper is given a bit more focus
They probably expect to age and die before it goes off for good