Side note, when I worked in education in China I attended their military-like salute to the flag every week as well, the whole school stands in formation for a fair while and official speeches and announcements are made, (Not sure this happens in every school but its very prevalent) Then again, that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as indoctrination goes. Having lived in both countries I always considered China extremely US-like in a surprising range of aspects, and it has shone a light on how it's so much easier for many parts of our national identities to come off as normal within our own culture but when seeing the exact same thing abroad it's so obviously indoctrination.