RFA (May 8) reported that Yu Linqi, a History professor at Harbin Normal University, Heilongjiang, was recently named and shamed for criticising Karl Marx, whose theory is viewed as the founding ideology of Communist China. The university responded to his criticism by launching an investigation on May 7. Yu Linqi put his remarks on Weibo, which became the centre of criticism. He said: “Why should the (Chinese Communist) Party’s admission oath include ‘never betray the Party’? The Communist Party is not a gang, and its pursuit is not self-interest. It should be a democratic, open and modern political party. One can apply to join the Party when its ideas and policies match his wishes and ideals. Once they don’t match, one can choose to quit, oppose, or even betray. It is irresponsible to blindly follow (the party).”  The 50 Cent Army, Internet posters and commentators flooded social media with pro-government comments, made Yu Linqi a target and they fired a barrage of criticism and personal attacks at him.