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Yang Kuisong: A Study of New China's "Counter-Revolutionary Suppression" Campaign

Yang Kuisong: A Study of New China's "Counter-Revolutionary Suppression" Campaign

How many people were "killed," "imprisoned," and "controlled" in the whole "anti-revolution" campaign? Mao Zedong later said that 700,000 people were killed, 1.2 million were imprisoned, and 1.2 million were put under control. Mao's statement was naturally based on a report made in January 1954 by Xu Zirong, deputy minister of public security. Xu reported at the time that since the anti-revolution campaign, the country had arrested more than 262,000, of which "more than 712,000 counter-revolutionaries were killed, more than 12,900,000 were imprisoned, and 1,200,000 were put under control, and more than 380,000 were released through education because their crimes were not considered serious after their arrest." (3) Taking the figure of 712,000 executed, it already amounts to one and two-fourths thousandths of one percent of the country's 500 million people at that time. This figure is obviously much higher than the one-thousandth of a percent level originally envisioned by Mao Zedong.
Specials Collections| Famine and the Village (4) The Year of the Raging Left Scourge

Specials Collections| Famine and the Village (4) The Year of the Raging Left Scourge

The author of this article, whose hometown is the fourth team of Guantianba in Sichuan Province, experienced the Great Famine and witnessed one of his fellow villagers die of starvation. He records how people struggled to survive the famine and records each of the names of those who died of starvation in the hope that future generations will always remember them.
Special Collections |Famine and County (2): Guizhou Meitan Incident

Special Collections |Famine and County (2): Guizhou Meitan Incident

In Meitan County, Guizhou Province, from November 1959 to early April 1960, more than 120,000 people starved to death in five months. The deaths accounted for more than 20 percent of the county's total population and 22 percent of the agricultural population. During the incident, 2,938 families died in the county, 4,737 orphans and widows were left behind, and 4,737 peasants went out to escape. The most tragic and horrible thing to witness was incidents of cannibalism. The author participated in the compilation of "Meitan County Records," read the relevant historical materials, and organized this article to reproduce the real history for future generations to learn from.
Wang Nianyi, He Shu, and Chen Zhao: Mao Zedong's "September 13th Lin Biao Escape Incident"

Wang Nianyi, He Shu, and Chen Zhao: Mao Zedong's "September 13th Lin Biao Escape Incident"

Wang Nianyi is an expert on the history of the Cultural Revolution in China. Early on, he suggested that Lin Biao's defection was forced by Mao Zedong. This has long been considered a taboo view in China.
Special Collections|Famine and Village (2) The People's Commune Canteen in Zhoujiawan

Special Collections|Famine and Village (2) The People's Commune Canteen in Zhoujiawan

"In the second month of the 1961 lunar calendar, the communal canteen was disbanded. The houses and pigsties of the members were compensated and returned. The land was set aside, and the rations were supplied. So we gradually got through the difficult times. Some said that if the communal canteens had been organized for a few more years, I wonder how many more people would have died. "This is the personal experience and oral account of a farmer in Yingshan County, Sichuan Province.
Remembrance, Issue 71

Remembrance, Issue 71

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Remembrance, Issue 106

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Remembrance, Issue 47

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Remembrance, Issue 164

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Remembrance, Issue 76

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Remembrance, Issue 205

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Remembrance, Issue 193

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Remembrance, Issue 14

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Remembrance, Issue 56

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Remembrance, Issue 289

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Remembrance, Issue 177

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Remembrance, Issue 280

Remembrance, Issue 22

Remembrance, Issue 22

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