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Chinese Heroes is an online video game in production. The project is being sponsored by the Communist Party of China. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the The game is being designed in direct competition for World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG On average 600,000 users are simultaneously playing World of Warcraft at any given time; however, the CPC does not support such violence. Chinese Heroes is meant to show traditional Chinese values such as patriotism and altruism.

The object of the game is to gain points by answering questions related to the lives of numerous Chinese heroes. Points can also be gained by doing good deeds such as mending clothing. On release, it is expected that at least 70 heroes would be incorporated into the game. Winning of the game occurs when the player has gained enough points to receive a virtual signed copy of Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book". Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led

Criticism of the game does exist inside and outside of the People's Republic of China. Some consider the idea of the game overly simplistic and argue that many people would find it boring. Others contend that it would be used for propaganda purposes and to inspire xenophobia of non Han Chinese. Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. Some of the heroes designed to be included were generals who defeated foreigners. The inclusion of militaristic leaders from China's history is viewed by some to be contrary to the less violent message the game hopes to send.

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