This date in 1957 marked the beginning of the Anti-Rightist Movement, a crusade launched by the party leadership in the wake of Mao’s rather impetuous call to “Let 100 flowers bloom.” Like a lot of 20th century Chinese history... ...full story at Granite Studio
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Today in History for Wednesday, June 4th »
YouTube video Today in HistoryToday in History for Wednesday, June 4thToday in History for Wednesday, June 4thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Chinese troops crush a pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square; World War II's Battle of... |
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Anti-Rightist Movement: Photos » Letters from China In 1957, National Day marchers brandished a sign that said Struggle against the Rightists resolutely. Zhang Bojun, the then transport minister, was denounced by his colleagues during the Anti-Rightist Movement. Many intellectuals were pidou, or criticised... |
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Anti-Rightist campaign: China's censored history leaks around the Internet (in spite of Sohu) » RConversation In 1998, retired Xinhua News Agency journalist Dai Huang (now 79) published a book about his life - including the 21 years he spent in labor camps after he was labeled a rightist in 1957 during the anti-rightist campaign. His... |
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"Rightists": Right the Wrong Now » Letters from China Intellectuals and officials who were denounced as Rightists in 1957 write an open letter to the Party and demand:-(In translation)1. Lift the restrictions on freedom of speech. Let people reflect the history of Anti-Rightist Movement. Dig out the root... |
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Mao and the Marriage Counselor: The Hundred Flowers Movement of 1957 » Granite Studio “People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.” - Somerset Maugham “As a scientific truth, Marxism fears no criticism.” - Mao Zedong Like so many other shotgun marriages, by 1956 the relationship between Mao and the Party... |
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Chinese Media "Minefields" For 2007 » Letters from China Hong Kong's Oriental Daily reported (in translation):The Central Propaganda Department has designated two minefields for media and publishers in Mainland China: Macro Polo Bridge Incident [1937] and Anti-Rightist Movement [1957]. According to a source... |
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