Sing Red and Strike Black 唱紅打黑

Sing Red and Strike Black
繁：唱紅打黑
简：唱红打黑

2007年底，薄熙來從商務部長空降重慶，出任重慶市委書記後，在該市掀起「唱紅」（宣揚紅色文化）和「打黑」（打擊黑社會）兩大行動，為重慶抹上一層與其他城市截然不同的色彩，外界認為與他要在明年中共十八大更上層樓，進入中共政治局常委不無關係。

薄熙來為上位　掀「唱紅打黑」 （2011年5月14日）。蘋果日報，取自 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20110514/15253095

But there are two campaigns for which he will be especially remembered: “sing red” and “strike black.” Bo revived the ideals of the revolution by having songs from Mao’s era sung in parks. “Strike black” referred to his crack-down on organized crime.

Rise and fall of Bo Xilai. (2013, July 25). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved from http://p.dw.com/p/16bBg