Liu Peng

Some rethinking about the state, the party and freedom is needed in light of the crisis of Marxism, the loss of faith in the party, and the corruption of its members. The state must not favour any religion, but allow individuals to choose freely their faith. Here is the fourth instalment of an analysis by Liu Peng, of the Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.

The widespread spiritual vacuum in China is a direct result of 30 years of the ideology of class struggle, the personality cult around Mao, of sacrifice unto death: a veritable religion. But it has failed and led to a frenzy to "get rich", creating an empty society, that is cracking under the weight of contradictions between rich and poor, urban and rural, pollution, exploitation and corruption. The third installment of the study of Prof. Liu Peng, Chinese Academic of Social Sciences.

The authoritative Liu Peng, Academic of Social Sciences in Beijing, illustrates the fragility interwoven within the Chinese state, whose ideology is not shared by the majority of the population. To avoid the country’s collapse, leaders must pay attention to the beliefs and religions of their subjects. Liu Peng affirms in a masterly way that faith (such as a religious belief, ideology, science) is an essential dimension of each individual, the very foundation that gives us motivation to live . For this reason faith must be free of constraints. Part II of the article "The Achilles heel of Chinese power: religion."

Growth in China's GDP and foreign currency reserves, but also in the spiritual void of the people. The Party’s campaigns of moralization have all failed, leaving space to stupifying episodes of corruption, lies, violence to which people respond with riots. If China wants to be a great power, it must address the issue of religion. Part one.