中联部官网首发漫画图集讲解"选官"门道

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has released a cartoon strip depicting its selection process of leading officials, in the state's latest attempt to communicate political messages through popular culture.

中国共产党近日发布一份漫画图集，描绘了中共选拔领导干部的过程，这是我国通过流行文化交流政治信息的最新尝试。

Following a question-and-answer format, the cartoon on the website of the CPC Central Committee's International Liaison Department elaborates on issues like the qualifications officials must have to be promoted and the accountability mechanism in official selection.

发布在中共中央对外联络部官网上的这份漫画以问答形式，解读了官员被选拔为领导干部的必备条件、干部选拔问责制等问题。

In a serious case of mixed metaphors, the caption below the picture of an official walking on a wire says that being evaluated is like treading on thin ice.

其中一幅包含混合隐喻的严肃漫画上，一名官员正走在一根绳索上，底下配文是考核让干部如履薄冰。

While official statements used to come in the form of staid announcements, state organs and media have been turning to rap music and cartoons lately to get their messages across.

虽然官方的声明通常是以古板的公告形式出现的，但是国家机关和媒体最近已经开始转向用说唱音乐和漫画的形式来传播他们的信息了。

In February, Xinhua News Agency released a pop song and accompanying animated music video promoting President Xi Jinping's "Four Comprehensives" strategy for development. National broadcaster China Central Television also came out with a video about the country's reforms.

在今年2月份，新华社就曾发布了一首流行歌曲，伴随着动画音乐视频，弘扬了习近平主席提出的“四个全面”的发展战略。

The mysterious Fuxing Road Studio, reckoned to have connections with the government, is behind music videos including "The Shisanwu," a gleeful sing-along about China's 13th Five-year Plan and "How leaders were tempered."

被认为和政府有关联的复兴路上工作室，也推出了包括《十三五之歌》和《领导人是怎样炼成的》这些作品。其中《十三五之歌》是一首欢快的合唱歌曲，主要介绍的是中国十三五计划。