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“We are like Prachanda’s followers”
Govinda Acharya
After returning from China
Six Nepali journalists visited China with an invitation from the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). We visited the industrial city of Guangdong, the capital city Beijing, Yenan, the base area of the CCP during the Chinese People’s War, and we spoke with many officials of the CCP and the Chinese government.
Among the hundreds of people we met and talked with, the most memorable was meeting a Mao Tse-Tung impersonator and lookalike. On 2nd October, we went to his residence. As you may see from the photo, Mr. Chen Wen bears a striking resemblance to Mao. Furthermore, he speaks, acts, writes and paints like Mao Tse-Tung, and is even the same height as Mao.
Mr. Chen said he started copying the style of Mao from the the age of 11. Now 54, Mr. Chen is himself a great fan and follower of Mao. He has acted in dozens of Chinese films as Mao; four of them were released in October. When Mao was alive in 1971, he had almost imitate the speeches of Mao and he could deliver them like Mao.
When he reached home, he showed the poems he copied that Mao had written during the Long March. He hung them on the wall of his common room. He also said that he bought the house by selling six different poems he copied that were written by Mao. He also gave some of the poems to various high profile guests, such as UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, former Secretary General Kofi Annan, former US President Bill Clinton etc when they visited China.
Mr. Chen came to Nepal to meet and congratulate the CPN-Maoist Prime Minister. We asked him what he thought about the Maoist movement in Nepal and Maoist victory in the election. He anwered this question very seriously:’I was always great fan of our Chairman Mao. He is my idol. Had not Mao led the People’s War, the emancipation of Chinese people was not possible. I was pleased to hear that the Nepalese were waging revolution following Mao’s line. When I learnt the Republic was declared and the Maoist Chairman elected Prime Minister, I decided to go to Nepal to congratulate him.’
He was impressed with with Chairman Prachanda, and during our interview, he brought out a big bag. He took out a file where he had copied Mao’s poem. He said-’I have copied Mao’s poem ‘The River Is Red With Blood’ and I am giving it to you as a gift. This is because of my high regards towards Prachanda. I am pleased to give it to you.’
He was quite optimistic that a developed Nepal was possible. He said it was because of Mao that he had the opportunity to be close to Nepal and meet Chairman Prahchanda: “When I met him, I found that he is a charismatic leader. I felt that we were like his followers.” After praising Prachanda, he wrote few lines on a piece of paper and signed it. He had written a poem dedicated to Prachanda. The chief of international department, South Asia section, helped us to translate those few lines,
Prachanda,
You have high morale and farsightedness
Your strategy and vision
will let Nepal reach new heights
you are a rising sun.
While Mr. Chen was in Nepal, he also went to the countryside. He thought that four time production is possible if scientific ways were applied. He said that after talking with Prachanda, he thought that he must contribute something to Nepal. He said-’I found out people in Nepal don’t have proper health-care, so they need good hospitals. Investment must be made on roads and electricity. There are a lot of possibilities. I have a friend who is expert in scientific production system. I will take him to Nepal soon.’
Mr. Chen, chairman of Chinese investors, who are investing in 52 different countries, said that he will call a meeting of all the investors and urge them to increase investment in Nepal
“We are like Prachanda’s followers”
Govinda Acharya
After returning from China
Six Nepali journalists visited China with an invitation from the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). We visited the industrial city of Guangdong, the capital city Beijing, Yenan, the base area of the CCP during the Chinese People’s War, and we spoke with many officials of the CCP and the Chinese government.
Among the hundreds of people we met and talked with, the most memorable was meeting a Mao Tse-Tung impersonator and lookalike. On 2nd October, we went to his residence. As you may see from the photo, Mr. Chen Wen bears a striking resemblance to Mao. Furthermore, he speaks, acts, writes and paints like Mao Tse-Tung, and is even the same height as Mao.
Mr. Chen said he started copying the style of Mao from the the age of 11. Now 54, Mr. Chen is himself a great fan and follower of Mao. He has acted in dozens of Chinese films as Mao; four of them were released in October. When Mao was alive in 1971, he had almost imitate the speeches of Mao and he could deliver them like Mao.
When he reached home, he showed the poems he copied that Mao had written during the Long March. He hung them on the wall of his common room. He also said that he bought the house by selling six different poems he copied that were written by Mao. He also gave some of the poems to various high profile guests, such as UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, former Secretary General Kofi Annan, former US President Bill Clinton etc when they visited China.
Mr. Chen came to Nepal to meet and congratulate the CPN-Maoist Prime Minister. We asked him what he thought about the Maoist movement in Nepal and Maoist victory in the election. He anwered this question very seriously:’I was always great fan of our Chairman Mao. He is my idol. Had not Mao led the People’s War, the emancipation of Chinese people was not possible. I was pleased to hear that the Nepalese were waging revolution following Mao’s line. When I learnt the Republic was declared and the Maoist Chairman elected Prime Minister, I decided to go to Nepal to congratulate him.’
He was impressed with with Chairman Prachanda, and during our interview, he brought out a big bag. He took out a file where he had copied Mao’s poem. He said-’I have copied Mao’s poem ‘The River Is Red With Blood’ and I am giving it to you as a gift. This is because of my high regards towards Prachanda. I am pleased to give it to you.’
He was quite optimistic that a developed Nepal was possible. He said it was because of Mao that he had the opportunity to be close to Nepal and meet Chairman Prahchanda: “When I met him, I found that he is a charismatic leader. I felt that we were like his followers.” After praising Prachanda, he wrote few lines on a piece of paper and signed it. He had written a poem dedicated to Prachanda. The chief of international department, South Asia section, helped us to translate those few lines,
Prachanda,
You have high morale and farsightedness
Your strategy and vision
will let Nepal reach new heights
you are a rising sun.
While Mr. Chen was in Nepal, he also went to the countryside. He thought that four time production is possible if scientific ways were applied. He said that after talking with Prachanda, he thought that he must contribute something to Nepal. He said-’I found out people in Nepal don’t have proper health-care, so they need good hospitals. Investment must be made on roads and electricity. There are a lot of possibilities. I have a friend who is expert in scientific production system. I will take him to Nepal soon.’
Mr. Chen, chairman of Chinese investors, who are investing in 52 different countries, said that he will call a meeting of all the investors and urge them to increase investment in Nepal
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