Revolutionary Friendship Is As Deep As The Ocean

Revolutionary Friendship Is As Deep As The Ocean

China and Congo Relations

This is a 1975 propaganda poster from the People’s Republic of China and made by the artist Guo Hongwu, it is meant to emphasize the mutualistic and supportive relationship of China for African countries, here specifically Congo, with it presenting agricultural growth and economic prosperity as a result of Chinese aid. The importance of this image rests with its dual message and ways of viewing. On the one hand, it represents a deep support between Chinese and African communities with this poster commemorating the relationship between China and Congo in bright and vivid imagery. On the other hand this image is a symbol of fear for a country, like Canada, who associates this burgeoning relationship as an attempt for Communist China to expand its influence over African countries. The former opinion presents a purposeful and positive dynamic, the latter opinion presents a pessimistic and dismissive dynamic.

Guo Hongwu

The image can be found in the following article:

Putzel, Louis. “File 2”. ResearchGate, January 2012. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Chinese-propaganda-poster-from-1975-depicting-Ch inese-agricultural-aid-to-Africa-Chinese_fig2_250130290.

Shanghai Renmin Chubanshe (original publisher)

International Institute of Social History (current holder)

1975 (date of creation)

All rights reserved (from the International Institute of Social History)

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