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[–] Deceneu ago 

This is Maoist in nature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign

The Hundred Flowers Campaign, also termed the Hundred Flowers Movement (traditional Chinese: 百花齊放; simplified Chinese: 百花齐放; pinyin: Bǎihuā Qífàng), was a period in 1956 in the People's Republic of China[1] during which the Communist Party of China (CPC) encouraged citizens to express openly their opinions of the communist regime. Differing views and solutions to national policy were encouraged based on the famous expression by Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong: "The policy of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science".[2] The movement was in part a response to the demoralization of intellectuals, who felt estranged from the Communist Party.[3]

After this brief period of liberalization, Mao cracked down on those who criticized the communist regime. The crackdown continued through 1957–1959 as an Anti-Rightist Campaign against those who were critical of the regime and its ideology. Those targeted were publicly criticized and condemned to prison labor camps.[4] The ideological crackdown following the campaign's failure re-imposed Maoist orthodoxy in public expression, and catalyzed the Anti-Rightist Movement. Observers differ as to whether Mao was genuinely surprised by the extent and seriousness of the criticism, or whether The Hundred Flowers Campaign was in fact a premeditated effort to identify, persecute, and silence critics of the regime.