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Anti-Rightist Movement: Photos

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... ...full story at Letters from China

from Letters from China on Sun, Mar 04 2007

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