Tag: communist China
The Four People Who Told the Truth About Mao’s Cultural Revolution
Sixty years after Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party still discourages...
The Cultural Revolution Wounds That Haunted Hu Yaobang to His Grave
Hu Yaobang led the Chinese Communist Party as general secretary in the 1980s and became the face of its...
Xi Jinping Vanishes for Nine Days as CCP Fails to Report a May Politburo Meeting
The CCP's ruling Politburo, the 24-member body that sits at the apex of Party decision-making, typically...
Zhao Ziyang’s Mother Understood the CCP, He Took Sixteen Years to Catch Up
Zhao Ziyang, who served as China's prime minister and Communist Party general secretary during the 1980s...
Mao Set Kill Quotas by City: 700,000 Executed in 1951
In 1951, gunshots rang through the lives of countless ordinary people across China. Men who had switched...
Wang Guangmei’s Tribute to Mao After He Killed Her Husband Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi served as China's head of state throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Mao Zedong had him imprisoned...
Mao’s ‘Heaven Won’t Fall’: How the CCP Was Built on Impunity
In 1942, Mao Zedong launched a campaign of mass terror inside the Party's own wartime base at Yan'an,...
Mao Launched the Cultural Revolution to Seize Absolute Power, Not to Pursue an Ideal
Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution ended, competing theories still fight for dominance: was it...
Inside Mao’s Inner Circle: Tan Zhenlin’s ‘Three Regrets’ and a Chilling Reply
Wu Faxian, former commander of the Chinese Communist Party’s air force, left behind a memoir that stands...
Thoughts on Trump’s Proclamation of ‘Anti-Communism Week’
Commentary by Yuan Bin On Nov. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation designating...
Beijing Responds After Trump Says Xi Promised Not to Invade Taiwan
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Aug. 15 (Friday) that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping...
Taiwanese YouTubers Release Second Part of Documentary Exposing Beijing’s ‘United Front’ Subversion
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two Taiwanese social media influencers concerned about the persistent and evolving tactics...