, ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁general ▁secretary ▁X i ▁Jin ping . ▁The ▁move ▁attract ed ▁condem n ation ▁from ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁Ma ▁X ia oli , ▁who ' s ▁father ▁Ma ▁W en ru i ▁was ▁per sec uted ▁during ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution . ▁Back l ash ▁against ▁the ▁event ▁led ▁to ▁two ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁two ▁withdraw ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁event , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁mis le ad ▁about ▁the ▁group ' s ▁credentials . ▁After ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁released ▁an ▁official ▁ap ology ▁over ▁the ▁group , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁once ▁again ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁being ▁promoted ▁at ▁the ▁ven ue ▁was ▁a ▁mistake . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁group ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁propag anda , ▁to ▁promote ▁an ▁id ol ▁system ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁Chinese ▁thought ▁over ▁entertain ment . ▁Like wise , ▁ 5 6 ▁Flow ers ▁has ▁attract ed ▁criticism ▁for ▁their ▁usage ▁of ▁using ▁school ▁girls ▁for ▁their ▁per ception ▁of ▁pur ity ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁specific ▁message . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁setup ▁has ▁attract ed ▁criticism ▁for ▁using ▁their ▁image ▁to ▁promote ▁what ▁some ▁have ▁called ▁revision ist ▁thinking ▁in ▁China , ▁bringing ▁in ▁r het or ic ▁from ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution . ▁This ▁criticism ▁also ▁goes ▁into ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁group ▁is ▁named , ▁with ▁a ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁group ' s ▁name ▁is ▁actually ▁related ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 6