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Warning issued on infiltration from the West

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A document warning against 'infiltration from the West' and 'all-out Westernisation' is to be passed by the Communist Party's Central Committee.

The Resolution on the Construction of Socialist Spiritual Civilisation is expected to be endorsed by the Central Committee's sixth plenum early next month.

Drafted under the supervision of President Jiang Zemin , the document will ensure that while the country forges ahead in economic development, it will remain socialist and under Communist Party rule.

Party sources who had seen a final draft of the document said it underscored the neo-conservative leadership's belief in pursuing rigid ideological control in tandem with economic reform.

Mr Jiang had personally instructed propaganda chief Ding Guan'gen and other drafters to lay emphasis on combatting alleged efforts by the West to 'infiltrate China and divide up the nation'.

In a throwback to the various 'anti-spiritual pollution' campaigns of the 1980s, the resolution would stress the need to fight 'Westernisation'.

Patriotism, in addition to socialist and collectivist values, would be raised to new heights.

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