Renmin University of China, has released the obituaries of several experts and academics from mid to late December, all of whom were members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
As one of the top Chinese universities in Beijing, Renmin University is known for its strengths in the fields of political science, international relations, law, and economics.
From Dec. 16 to Dec. 28, six retired professors of Renmin University passed away, including two Marxist scholars, two professors of Law, a professor of Journalism, and a professor of Information Resource Management.
Almost all of them were praised as “Outstanding Communist Party members” in their respective obituaries, especially the two Marxist scholars Hu Jun and Xu Zhengfan.
Hu’s memorial article appeared in the Chinese communist mouthpiece, Beijing Youth Daily.
In the article, Hu was said to be an “outstanding member of the CCP, an outstanding Marxist economist and educator… one of the CCP’s main founders of the Marxist political economy,” and that he ”always unequivocally adheres to the Marxist position, viewpoint and method.”
He died on Dec. 20 at the age of 94, with no cause of death listed.
Xu Zhengfan, a First Class Honorary Professor at Renmin University, died on Dec. 28 in Beijing at the age of 95.
The University announced his death two days later, praising him for being “an outstanding member of the CCP, Marxist theorist and theoretical educator, [and] one of the main founders of the Marxist theory for the CCP.”
Renmin University’s Relationship With the CCP
In May 2022, Renmin University and two other top Chinese universities withdrew from international university rankings, saying they will no longer provide data for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) and QS World University Rankings.At the time, current affairs commentator Qin Peng also told The Epoch Times sister media, NTD that Renmin University is unique in that it was the first formal university founded by the CCP.
“It is a CCP party school dedicated for young people. Marxism-Leninism is one of the major courses taught at Renmin University,” Qin said.
Renmin University means “the people’s university.” Its origins date back to Shanbei Public School, which was established in 1937 by the CCP to “bring up hundreds of thousands of revolutionary comrades.”
After the CCP seized power, several institutions were merged to form the Renmin University of China in 1950.
Target of the Pandemic
As the norm for all recent high-profile deaths, the obituaries did not specify what caused their deaths, as the Chinese regime does not want the public to have enough information to figure out how many COVID-19 deaths there could be in the country, especially in Beijing, where the pandemic situation is particularly severe.In March 2020, during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi said in an article titled “Stay Rational,” “Truth be told, pandemics only come when people’s morals and values have turned bad, and they have come to have a massive amount of karma.”
He specifically pointed out that the pandemic has a clear target.
“A pandemic like the current Chinese communist virus (or ‘Wuhan virus’) comes with a purpose behind it, and it has targets. It is here to weed out members of the Party and those who have sided with it,” Li Hongzhi said.
In his article, Li Hongzhi advised, “What people should do, instead, is to repent to the divine with all due sincerity, admit to their faults, and pray for a chance to change their ways.”
