cultural revolution

China barely notes start of Cultural Revolution 50 years ago

Exactly 50 years ago, China embarked on what was formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a decade of tumult launched by Mao Zedong...

China ‘will never open the files on its painful past,’ says party historian

China’s ruling Communist Party will likely never open all the files on its recent painful past, including the Cultural Revolution and Great Leap...