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Cultural Revolution
![Is the CCP About to Rehabilitate the Cultural Revolution? Is the CCP About to Rehabilitate the Cultural Revolution?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-14-13.jpg)
Is the CCP About to Rehabilitate the Cultural Revolution?
By Jesse Turland
The official historical narrative – as defined by Xi Jinping – is set to feature prominently at the CCP plenum in November.
![When Emulating Mao, Xi Should Not Forget the Cultural Revolution When Emulating Mao, Xi Should Not Forget the Cultural Revolution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-09-6.jpg)
When Emulating Mao, Xi Should Not Forget the Cultural Revolution
By Chi Wang
Mao’s quest for uncontested power culminated in a national tragedy – and a deeply personal one for the author.
![Beijing’s Persecution of the Uyghurs is a Modern Take on an Old Theme Beijing’s Persecution of the Uyghurs is a Modern Take on an Old Theme](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-prison2.jpg)
Beijing’s Persecution of the Uyghurs is a Modern Take on an Old Theme
By Arch Puddington
Like its totalitarian antecedents, the Chinese regime is willing to break entire cultures in pursuit of artificial conformity.
![The Real Danger of China’s National Intelligence Law The Real Danger of China’s National Intelligence Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-red_guards_in_tiananmen_square.jpg)
The Real Danger of China’s National Intelligence Law
By Bonnie Girard
There’s a bloody history behind the idea that the average Chinese citizen should defend national security from unspecified threats.
![The Specter of the Cultural Revolution The Specter of the Cultural Revolution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-27_06-06-19.jpg)
The Specter of the Cultural Revolution
By Yun Tang
Without political reform, the ghosts of a tragic episode will continue to haunt China.
![How China Remembers the Cultural Revolution How China Remembers the Cultural Revolution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-16_00-09-00.jpg)
How China Remembers the Cultural Revolution
By Perry Link
50 years later, China still has yet to come to terms with Mao's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
![How Far Is China From Another Cultural Revolution? How Far Is China From Another Cultural Revolution?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-16_14-55-49.jpg)
How Far Is China From Another Cultural Revolution?
By Yang Hengjun
Corruption and popular discontent led to one of China's most tumultuous periods. Could it happen again?
![China’s Cultural Revolution at 50 China’s Cultural Revolution at 50](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-28_04-30-16.jpg)
China’s Cultural Revolution at 50
By Richard Curt Kraus
Conventional thinking on one of Communist China’s seminal events is often too simplistic.
![China's Strange Relationship With the Mango China's Strange Relationship With the Mango](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_19-22-13.jpg)
China's Strange Relationship With the Mango
By David Volodzko
The mango's journey from a Maoist icon to a craved consumer good.
![Re-Collecting China Re-Collecting China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-21_00-38-57.jpg)
Re-Collecting China
By Bill Callahan
A documentary film by Bill Callahan
![The Cultural Revolution: An Anniversary Steeped in Embarrassment The Cultural Revolution: An Anniversary Steeped in Embarrassment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-16_14-55-49.jpg)
The Cultural Revolution: An Anniversary Steeped in Embarrassment
By Kerry Brown
The 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution will pass in silence if China's leaders have their way.
![Mao Zedong: Savior or Demon? Mao Zedong: Savior or Demon?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-30_13-43-57.jpg)
Mao Zedong: Savior or Demon?
By Bo Zhiyue
Over 120 years after his birth, China still debates what Mao's true legacy is.
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