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But for Communists hoping to generate interest in a contest that many call a relic of a bygone era, no one is a better pitchman than Yao. In nominating him for the proletariat hall of fame, the Shanghai municipal government argued that its native son was the slam-dunk symbol of a new China.
During the off-season, Yao splits his time between Houston and Shanghai. Whenever his country team is in need, he flies right back and does as he is told. But officials deny that his cash-cow status was a factor in his selection as a model worker. He has contributed greatly to the development of the basketball industry in China and gained much glory for the country.
His personal wealth is another issue. The evolution of the model worker contest mirrors the dramatic changes that have swept China since the Communists came to power more than five decades ago. The early role models included Shi Chuanxiang, who devoted more than 40 years of his life to shoveling and carrying manure from hole-in-the-ground public bathrooms in Beijing. Out of office, in their native counties, these men would be treated with all the deference due their learning, their potential influence with the bureaucracy, and their or their families' usually substantial wealth in land.
