(Universal Pictures)BEIJING — Culture is the soul of the nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in a key speech last month. And like Chairman Mao Zedong before him, Xi believes that Chinese culture must serve socialism and the Communist Party. Writers and artists should simultaneously reflect real life and “extol our Party, our country, our people and our heroes.”China's Communist Party Congress saw the elevation of President Xi Jinping to a level of authority not seen since Mao Zedong. To make it big in China these days, however many fans you have, there is no choice but to pay obeisance to Xi. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)Read more:Chinese universities scramble to open centers to study President Xi Jinping’s thought

Source: Washington Post December 01, 2017 12:17 UTC