Yu Dynasty Yingdala (4338-4636)

[Wu Han]

Huang, Lotus Party, Calls on Government for Enhanced Education Funding
The Lotus Party Leader spent the last two weeks touring secondary schools in Anle and Min
8 June 4278


Huang Zitao signs book of secondary student Fe Zetian; Huang has achieved a strong level of popularity with the nation's youth

The Leader of the Opposition has spent the last two weeks touring secondary schools in Anle and Min speaking with community leaders and educators on their priorities and concerns with the new Republican government. Huang ended his tour in Mudanwan, where he gave a speech to a packed secondary-school auditorium:

My hope is that each of you in this room won't stop dreaming until your dreams come true; never let them tell you it can't be done.

Huang has garnered a large following with young people and students, who have dubbed him "国家的祖父" (The Nation's Grandfather) on social media. The Lotus Party has traditionally done well with students and young adults, but former-leader Wu Hán did not achieve the level of stardom that Huang Zitao has reached. At each stop on the tour, Huang would be mobbed by students' looking to get an autograph or a 'selfie' with the politician. Dr. Chen Baoyao of the Shi Yawen Institute for Democracy Studies attributes his success to "his messaging on youth issues" and, in part "the celebrity of his children."

Following his speech to the students, Huang spoke briefly to the media outside before driving to the airport. Asked to comment on the ongoing Hanzhou Fisheries Convention, Huang said:

For the most part, we feel that the government has handled this file well. Of course, our party is very supportive of investment in our struggling sectors, and we encourage the protection of our environment. However, we need to make sure that the government continues to invest in the public sector with this surplus, especially in areas such as education and healthcare. I've just spent the last while touring schools in rural areas across the middle of this country, and there are so many places of learning which, frankly, are falling apart. We will be making these priorities clear when the government puts a budget to the National Conference.

Huang eats school lunch made in his likeness

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Originally posted by Wu Han on 26 September 2017.