Sino-French joint venture Dongfeng Renault now offers a primer on Communism as part of its training for foreign employees.

According to a Weibo post by the automaker on May 3, the company's Party chief, Guo Tao, gave a lecture to newly recruited employees on the organization of the Communist Party of China (CPC), including information about the Party committee and Party members' roles in Dongfeng Renault.

Guo also said that it is beneficial for cooperation if foreign employees understand the role of the CPC committee in pursuing the company's goals, news site Thepaper.cn reported.

The post had been removed from Weibo as of press time.

According to Thepaper.cn, Guo stated that many foreign employees are unfamiliar with the special political structure, and their lack of awareness could hinder the company's development.

The news site added that the proposition of a lecture for new employees actually came from a foreign executive who hopes that the crash course could help foreign employees to better integrate in the joint venture. HR representative Nicholas Costa Veiga was cited as saying that the CPC committee could unite the company and help lead its employees.