political persecution

In modern Chinese history, some events have been deliberately erased by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) because they …

Growing up under China’s information control and state-run education, a young woman named Hanly found the courage to …

In the mid-20th century, two gifted pianists from Shanghai rose to international acclaim — Fu Cong (also known …

Born in 1895 in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, Yan Baohang’s life seemed destined for prominence. He studied at the …

On a quiet beach in Xiamen, the sound of gunshots shattered the air. A young life came to …

At the end of 1948, as the Chinese Civil War neared its conclusion, Yang Zhaolong, a distinguished legal …

Hu Liren, born in 1967 in Shangyu, Zhejiang — one of China’s wealthiest rural areas — rode the …

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 …

The Cultural Revolution erupted in 1966 and Xu Hongci became one of the first to be persecuted. Every …