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| - Features Editors: Hong Kong: Sean Gleeson +852 2829 6249 Paris: Kate Millar +33 1 4041 4636 The Chinese Communist Party marks its 100th anniversary next month and a nationwide propaganda campaign has gone into overdrive, with banners and billboards around the country reminding citizens to live a "civilised" life and obey authorities. The Party has been lauding its achievements in the weeks leading up to July 1, which marks the centenary of its founding in Shanghai, and the commemoration aims to burnish the legitimacy of President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader since Mao. We will move the following stories in the run-up to the anniversary: China-politics-party-anniversary-members,FOCUS SHANGHAI Wang Ying is young, educated and an unquestioning believer in the Communist Party's sole right to rule China -- exactly what the increasingly conformist institution seeks as it enters a new century. 800 words by Dan Martin. Picture China-politics-party-anniversary,FOCUS BEIJING The Chinese Communist Party boasts 92 million members from all walks of life, drawn by ideology, ambition, and the pragmatic knowledge of how to get ahead in the world's second-largest economy -- but little is known about the inner workings of the secretive organisation, where open criticism is still taboo. 750 words. Photo. Video China-politics-party-anniversary,ADVANCER CHANGSHA, China As the Chinese Communist Party prepares to mark its 100th anniversary, a nationwide propaganda campaign has gone into overdrive, aiming to shore up the legitimacy of the party and its President Xi Jinping. 900 words by Laurie Chen. Photo. Video China-politics-party-anniversary-economy,FOCUS HUAXI, China It was a gilt-edged gift to Communist propaganda: a village led by a Party visionary who transformed farmers into millionaires whilst tacking close to China's collectivist ideals. 900 words by Sebastien Ricci. Photo. Video China-politics-party-anniversary,FACTS BEIJING Five things you won't know about the Communist Party of China. 800 words afp
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