Weibo blocked the feature “Today in the History of the Cultural Revolution”, and Beijing Mao’s 55th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution was stopped by the authorities. (Screenshot)
May 16, the day the Chinese Communist Party launched the Cultural Revolution 55 years ago, was originally planned by the left as a major commemorative event in Beijing, but was rejected by Beijing authorities and became a no-go area for discussion on Weibo. Experts believe that the authorities are downplaying the crimes of the Cultural Revolution and even trying to cover up and embellish this ugly period of history, but do not want to draw attention to it and do not want the left to commemorate it in a high profile, much less allow liberals to discuss it and call on people to reflect on the Cultural Revolution.
On May 16, nine leftist groups in Beijing, including the Mao Institute, the Uyghur Academy and the Beijing Red Fair, were prevented by Beijing authorities from organizing events to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution. Zhang Jun of the Jingshan Red Song Society, who had organized the event, confirmed to the online newspaper Bastille Post that “the event was canceled because it was inconvenient and there were not enough people,” and said “it doesn’t matter. “He responded to the question of whether it was due to official pressure.
This reporter found that the topic of “Today in the History of the Cultural Revolution” on Weibo has become a no-go area for Weibo, and cannot be opened by clicking on it, showing “Sorry, no results found for ‘#Today in the History of the Cultural Revolution’. ” The column had been read by 5,488,000 people and discussed by 1,984 people.
At present, the phenomenon of the CCP’s century-long shift to the left can often be seen on the Internet on the mainland, and the CCP’s brainwashing education “Party History” has not only entered kindergartens on the mainland, but also entered universities in Hong Kong. Some primary and secondary schools on the mainland have also seen the “loyalty dance” of the Cultural Revolution, and there are even videos of the “loyalty dance” circulating on the internet in gyms and buses on the mainland.
The “Zhong Zi dance” of the Cultural Revolution has reappeared in public places on the mainland, causing people to worry about returning to the Cultural Revolution again. (Video screenshot composite)
Hu Ping: The leftists misunderstood and misrepresented their feelings
Regarding this contradictory mess on the mainland, political commentator Mr. Hu Ping said that the authorities’ new brief history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) shows that they are trying to compress and downplay this history as much as possible, covering it up lightly. Because this history is a very ugly one anyway, it is called “arduous exploration”. This gives people the impression that they want to vindicate the Cultural Revolution, so the Maoists are happy to promote it as a positive.”
A few days ago, Zhang Jun of the leftist Jingshan Red Song Association told the news that the Cultural Revolution could be vindicated next year because of the current seven members of the Standing Committee, five of whom went to the countryside, were in the queue and were trained by Mao Zedong. He even said that next year, the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China will overturn the “Resolution on Certain Historical Issues” adopted in 1981, which comprehensively negates the Cultural Revolution and makes a qualified criticism of Mao Zedong.
Hu Ping analyzed, “This is not what Xi Jinping meant, he mainly wants to cover up and erase this history, simplify it as much as possible, and then put a more positive term on it.”
“You [the Maoist left] are tossing around so much to wake people up and reinforce the importance people attach to this issue, contrary to Xi Jinping’s wishes, he wants people to forget this history. These people think Xi Jinping’s attitude has changed, so they come out to sing the praises of this matter, they have misunderstood and misrepresented.”
Hu further analyzed that Xi Jinping is more opposed to others revealing the truth about this history and criticizing it. So liberals and dissidents are reminding people of the history of the Cultural Revolution on this day, and reflecting and learning from it. The first result that leads to is to oppose the cult of the individual, that will require political reform, and that will be even less.”
Huang Jinqiu, a senior media figure on the mainland, also recently told reporters that the CCP is attempting to whitewash the history of the Cultural Revolution, but now no one inside or outside the party will really return to the Cultural Revolution era, and the CCP has only created a group of corrupt people who “show their loyalty” for a hundred years.
On May 16, 1966, Mao Zedong presided over the drafting of the “Notice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China” (i.e., the “May 16 Notice”), which was adopted at the enlarged meeting of the Central Political Bureau and immediately implemented, marking the beginning of the “Cultural Revolution”. It was adopted at the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and immediately implemented, marking the beginning of the “Cultural Revolution.
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