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China: Motive: Preservation of communism by purging capitalist and traditional elements, and power struggle between Maoists and pragmatists. Organized by: Chinese Communist Party Politburo: Outcome: Economic activity impaired, historical and cultural material destroyed. Deaths: Estimates vary from hundreds of thousands to millions (see § Death ...
The first phase of the campaign began after the 1st Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, in 1973. Following this session, Mao encouraged public discussions focused on criticizing Confucius and Confucianism , and on interpreting aspects of historical Chinese society within a Maoist theoretical perspective.
According to the Christian Science Monitor, Gao Zhisheng, a Christian lawyer in China, is "one of the most persistent and courageous thorns" against China under communist rule. [53] Gao gained acclaim for challenging the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by defending coal miners, migrant workers, political activists, and people persecuted for their ...
The poster was typically referred to as the first big-character poster written during the Cultural Revolution, but two days earlier two senior cadres in the Academy of Sciences' Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences (today's Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) already wrote a big-character poster against their directors. [71]
Anti-communist propaganda leaflets and literature, accusing the Indonesian Communist Party of being behind the 30 September Movement "Communism / Marxism–Leninism" (official terminology) was banned in Indonesia following the aftermath of the 30 September coup attempt and the subsequent anti-communist killings, by the adoption of TAP MPRS no. 25/1966 in the 1966 MPRS General Session [2] and ...
The ongoing ethnic insurgency in Myanmar and the 1967 riots in Burma against the Chinese community displeased the PRC, which led to the arming of ethnic and political rebels by China against Burma. [109] Resentment towards Chinese investments [110] and their perceived exploitation of natural resources have also hampered the Sino-Burmese ...
A propaganda poster celebrating the birthday of Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek proclaiming "Long Live the President". Propaganda in the Republic of China (in mainland China before 1949 and in Taiwan since then) has been an important tool since its inception with the 1911 Revolution for legitimizing the Nationalist government that retreated from mainland China to Taiwan in 1949.
Propaganda in China is used by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and historically by the Kuomintang (KMT), to sway domestic and international opinion in favor of its policies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the People's Republic of China (PRC), this includes censorship of proscribed views and an active promotion of views that favor the government.