Tag: modern chinese history
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...
The Story a Film Couldn’t Tell: How Mao’s Campaign Silenced China’s Finest Filmmakers
In 1951, Mao Zedong personally ordered a political campaign that destroyed the careers of the team behind...
From Peaceful Protest to Nationwide Crackdown: The Legacy of ‘April 25, 1999’
Saturday, April 25, will mark 27 years since the persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline in...
Zhang Xueliang’s Regret Over the Xi’an Incident: Saving the CCP, Losing His Brother
Zhang Xueliang was once remembered as the general who forced a halt to China’s civil war in 1936. In...
The Xi’an Incident: A Mutiny That Changed China’s Fate
On Dec. 12, 1936, in the 25th year of the Republic of China, Zhang Xueliang—then Deputy Commander-in-Chief...
Tiananmen Revisited: The Political Coup Behind the Bloodshed
By Wei Pu International outlets have recently run several installments of Li Nanyang’s interviews...
How Chiang Kai-shek Turned Taiwan Into the Guardian of Chinese Civilization
A quiet mountain, a philosophical calling North of Taipei rises a quiet, mist-covered peak once known...