Children object to hypocrisy
NZPA-Reuter Peking
A group of 11-year-old children has written to the Communist Party denouncing waste, gluttony and hypocrisy in Chinese society.
The “People’s Daily” newspaper quoted the letter, written by primary school children in the eastern city of Wuxi to the party’s disciplinary body, as saying:
“Our teachers, magazines, radio and television all teach us to be thrifty and simple, but the reality is the exact opposite and getting worse all the time.”
The children said huge amounts of cash
spent on weddings, even if the money was borrowed, with some top officials foremost among the gluttons.
“What family doesn’t dare ask them to a wedding or funeral?
“Even death, which should be cheaper as we cremate rather than bury the dead, costs more than 1000 yuan ($585) with feasting and a band. People can’t afford even to die now.”
The children’s views are in line with calls by China’s leaders for the party and society to improve morals and wipe out corruption and waste.
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Press, 13 February 1986, Page 12
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169Children object to hypocrisy Press, 13 February 1986, Page 12
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