China’s slick new super-app makes propaganda a game

An app that teaches users all about Chinese leader Xi Jinping has become China’s most popular app. The app, Xuexi Qiangguo, which translates as “study Xi Jinping to make the nation strong,” offers Communist Party propaganda in the form of articles, videos and quizzes. It’s the latest example of the Communist Party using tech to strengthen its ideological control in China. Users of the app can earn points by reading articles, watching videos and commenting. Many state-owned companies have…