# Lei Feng
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From Classrooms to Drill Squares: China’s Campaign to Instill Military Patriotism in Schoolchildren
Chinese military and local armed‑forces units have been staging immersive national‑defence education activities in schools—using hero stories, equipment displays, martial arts and themed exhibitions—to instil patriotic and pro‑military sentiment among children. The programmes form part of a sustained drive to deepen civil‑military ties and normalise the visibility of the armed forces in everyday life, with implications for recruitment, domestic legitimacy and how the public may respond to future security initiatives.
Xi Revives Lei Feng’s Legacy as a Tool of Civic Morality and Party Cohesion
On Lei Feng Memorial Day, state commentary highlighted Xi Jinping’s repeated urging since the 18th Party Congress to make the “Lei Feng spirit” an everyday practice. The revival of this moral campaign aims to promote volunteerism and social cohesion, serving the Party’s broader goals of stability and ideological influence while raising questions about symbolic action versus structural reform.
Sixty-Year-Old Recording Brings Lei Feng’s Voice Back — and Revives a Campaign for Civic Sacrifice
A 60-year-old recording of soldier Lei Feng released on the Learn-from-Lei-Feng day has reanimated a state-sanctioned model of selfless service. The audio’s plainness, paired with recent acts of heroism by young Chinese like Jin Chenglong, has renewed official appeals for lifelong civic devotion amid social and economic strains.
Two ‘Lei Feng’ Police Stations, One Mission: How Communist-era Virtue Is Being Recast as Modern Community Policing
Two police stations in Fushun and Changsha are reviving the memory of Lei Feng — a Communist‑era moral exemplar — to fuse political pedagogy with modern community policing. Their cooperation combines ritualised party education with practical innovations such as cloud‑based training, rapid case responses and services for vulnerable residents, raising questions about governance, legitimacy and civil oversight.