The use of exemplars in the promotion of political ideology is a Chinese tradition which the Chinese Communist Party adapted to contemporary politics. In its early history, the Chinese Communist Party endeavoured to transform the identity of the working masses through the intensive promotion of an exemplar for the masses to emulate. Apart from transmitting politically significant symbols through the campaign of emulation, the press itself was an important symbol and became part of the new identity.
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