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A period of significant social, economic, and political upheaval in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1966.
Available reporting shows competing claims about Xi Jinping’s schooling — viral anecdotes assert he only finished elementary or never completed high school , while established biographical and academi...
have been a recurring instrument of rule from through , applied to secure party supremacy over the gun, punish perceived disloyalty or corruption, and reshape elite coalitions . Historically they have...
, 1893–1976) was the central architect of , leading from the 1930s and proclaiming the PRC in 1949 . His legacy is sharply contested: credited with transforming China’s sovereignty, literacy, and publ...