Hu Liren, born in 1967 in Shangyu, Zhejiang — one of China’s wealthiest rural areas — rode the …
Tag:
political persecution
-
-
According to the Chinese Cultural Revolution Library (third edition), on April 20, 1968, Lu Hongen and 14 other …
-
Lu Hongen, conductor of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, was the first high-profile intellectual to be publicly executed during …
-
HistoryEditor's Pick
The Unyielding Spirit of Xu Hongci: From a Rising Communist Star to a Fugitive of the State (Part 2)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisThe Cultural Revolution erupted in 1966 and Xu Hongci became one of the first to be persecuted. Every …
-
HistoryEditor's Pick
The Unyielding Spirit of Xu Hongci: From a Rising Communist Star to a Fugitive of the State (Part 1)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisXu Hongci was once a shining star within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), so admired that his reputation …
-
Happiness is politicians who don’t fear assassination, and protesters who don’t fear suppression. The rich have no fear …