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The Cultural Revolution: How 1967 Shaped Chinese Society
1967 was the most violent year of China's Cultural Revolution: Red Guard factional fights, the Wuhan Incident, the army's role and the persecution of Liu Shaoqi.
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Cultural Revolution and Hong Kong
China in 1967 and the unrest in British Hong Kong.
The 1967 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement: A Year of Protests
The 1967 Hong Kong disturbances were left-wing, pro-Beijing riots shaped by the Cultural Revolution, not a pro-democracy movement. Here is what happened and what followed.
The Cultural Revolution in the Arts: A Year of Turmoil
How the Four Olds campaign, attacks on writers and artists and Jiang Qing's eight model works reshaped Chinese stage, screen and literature around 1967.
The Cultural Revolution in the Media: A Year of Change
How Mao's Little Red Book, People's Daily editorials, Red Guard newspapers, big-character posters and loudspeakers carried messages across China in 1967.
The Cultural Revolution in the Workplace: A Year of Change
How the January 1967 power seizure in Shanghai, worker rebel groups, criticised managers and new revolutionary committees changed China's factories and offices.
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