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To understand the evolution of Chinese politics in the post-Mao era and the historic events that led to the Tiananmen square massacre, one must first understand what some scholars have called the Chinese Communist Party's “Dual-Peak Politics” of the 1980s. Many people assume that after returning to power following the
Red Horse, Red Goat: How Prophecy Culture Framed Political Collapse in Song Dynasty China
By Chen Jing Since antiquity, history’s tragedies have rarely been accidents of fate. More often,...
The Killing of Marshal He Long: How the CCP Purges Its Generals—and Why the Pattern Still Matters
By Fu Longshan In official Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mythology, He Long occupies a sanctified...
China’s Military Power Struggle and the Shadow of the 1991 Soviet Coup
In recent days, the arrests of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli—two senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
Xi Jinping, the PLA, and the Lessons of the 1991 Soviet Coup
‘Dad, wake up—there’s been a coup’ “Dad, wake up! There’s been a coup!” A girl rushes into a room,...
Recreating Stalin: The DNA Behind Xi Jinping’s All-Front Political Purge
By Jin Yan In the third decade of the 21st century, the global political order is undergoing deep...
Qian Mu Read a Party Proclamation for Three Minutes—and Chose Exile
By Chen Jing Saving a last breath for Chinese civilization: Qian Mu and the newspaper that decided...
‘Long Live Mao’: How Mao Zedong Turned on His Earliest Loyalist, Peng Zhen
By Yuan Bin, Vision Times Before the Cultural Revolution erupted into nationwide chaos, Peng Zhen...
Top Secret: How Mao Zedong Silenced a Senior Spy—and Why His Finance Chief Knew Everything
By Fu Longshan Yan’an’s myth of self-reliance—and the reality of financial collapse In the Chinese...
Lois Snow: Confronting the CCP’s Bloody Truth
Note: Time rewinds to 1989. The gunfire at Tiananmen Square on June 4 shattered the last illusions in...