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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 100-year history is not just one of revolution and rejuvenation, but also ruthlessness. From Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution to Deng Xiaoping’s Tiananmen Square crackdown and Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption crusade, leaders of the CCP have not hesitated to take whatever steps they deem necessary to secure and remain in power. Nowhere is this more evident than in the cases of purged party insiders. From Peng Dehuai, the general who was tortured for oppos...

In these 100 years, who has cleaned up the Chinese Communist Party? | Chinese News The 100-year history of the Chinese Communist Party is not only about revolution and youth, it is also about ruthlessness. From Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution to Deng Xiaoping’s repression in Tiananmen Square and Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption crusade, PCZ leaders have been reluctant to take the measures they deem necessary to secure power and stay in power. Nowhere is this more evident than in cases of int...

Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial The improbable rise of a superpower that was born in the rubble of dynasty and fears it may yet meet the same fate. Mao Zedong posters at a celebration of the Communist revolution in 1949.Credit...Associated Press Published June 30, 2021Updated July 1, 2021, 2:43 a.m. ET In the summer of 1921, there was nothing inevitable about the Communist Party of China, even its survival. Especially its survival. The country, then the Rep...

Xi Jinping for strengthening jurisdiction on Hong Kong ANI 01 Jul 2021, 13:27 GMT+10 Beijing [China], July 1 (ANI): As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) marked 100 years on Thursday, President Xi Jinping stressed on ensuring that the central government exercises overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong and Macao. Xi, also the chairman of Chinas Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a speech at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CCP, Xinhua reported. "We will stay true to the letter a...

Between chaos and control: China’s communists and a century of revolution As the Chinese Communist Party turns 100, its leaders are still struggling to find the balance between growth and stability, repression and reform. An art exhibition to celebrate 100 years of the Communist Party in China reflects the central position in society of Xi Jinping.  Getty Save Share In 35 years of reporting on China and its emergence as a global power, perhaps the most perceptive and certainly the most ...

1921: The first meeting Anyone visiting First Meeting Hall in Shanghai, the museum recreating the site of the first conclave of the Chinese Communist party (CCP) in 1921, will also find themselves in one of the city’s fanciest districts. The precise time of the meeting is murky, and 1 July was chosen by Mao Zedong years later for commemoration when he couldn’t remember the exact date on which the dozen or so comrades had held their conclave. In addition to the Chinese at the meeting in the ...

The Morning Star marks the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with a series of articles by CARLOS MARTINEZ. This week he looks at the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76

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