Cultural Revolution OTD 1975
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50th anniversary live-tweeting China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
China 1975
Joined February 2016
7/11/75 Another "help Deng" meeting convenes between Deng Xiaoping and seven other leaders. Mao is satisfied with how the first two have progressed.
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7/11/75 Deng Xiaoping gives a speech but familiar themes of rectification and discipline are absent. Rather, he praises the Cultural Revolution.
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6/11/75 Mao authorises sharing edited notes from his and Mao Yuanxin's conversations, but only with the attendees of tomorrow's "help Deng" meeting.
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6/11/75 Mao Yuanxin sends Mao his notes of their conversations about Deng Xiaoping to review, and says he has another "help Deng" session tomorrow.
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6/11/75 Mao rejects the suggestions that Jiang Qing can meet Ne Win or that Zhang Chunqiao could lead talks and toasts instead of Deng Xiaoping.
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5/11/75 Chen Xilian, on Deng Xiaoping's behalf, warns Defence Science and Technology Commission head Zhang Aiping not to "talk too much in public".
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5/11/75 Sending his recommendations to Mao, Deng Xiaoping suggests that Zhang Chunqiao could be the lead figure in Ne Win's visit instead of himself.
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5/11/75 Deng Xiaoping tells the Government to go ahead with Burmese President Ne Win's request to meet Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao and Yao Wenyuan.
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4/11/75 Mao repeats his injunction that Mao Yuanxin mustn't tell Jiang Qing that Deng Xiaoping is in trouble: "say nothing about this whatsoever".
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4/11/75 Mao says that there were only two big mistakes in the Cultural Revolution: the "down with everything" phase, "and causing all-out civil war".
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4/11/75 Returning to the idea that some leaders view the Cultural Revolution as 70% bad, Mao says that the "general consensus" is that it's 70% good.
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4/11/75 Wang Dongxing checks with Mao that the aim is to rectify Deng Xiaoping not topple him. Mao says yes: it's like his criticism of Jiang Qing.
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4/11/75 With Wang Dongxing, Mao Yuanxin reports to Mao on 3/11/75's "help Deng" Xiaoping meeting and says that many cadres resent Deng's leadership.
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3/11/75 Zhang Chunqiao and Li Xiannian criticise Deng Xiaoping and everyone praises the Cultural Revolution while accepting that it has had faults.
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3/11/75 In the second meeting to "help Deng" Xiaoping, Deng's helpers are reinforced by Li Xiannian, Ji Dengkui, Hua Guofeng and Zhang Chunqiao.
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3/11/75 Wu De summarises Mao's views on the Liu Bing letters for a Qinghua University meeting. He leaves enough out that Liu remains quite relaxed.
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3/11/75 Hu Qiaomu produces a new draft of his industry plan, unaware of Mao's concerns about rectification and Deng Xiaoping's growing trouble.
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3/11/75 Mao tells Mao Yuanxin to persevere with his "help Deng" sessions because, ultimately, he is in the right and Deng Xiaoping needs his help.
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3/11/75 Gladdened to hear that Deng Xiaoping was willing to self-criticise, Mao praises Deng's attitude, saying that he's starting to turn around.
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3/11/75 Mao Yuanxin reports Deng Xiaoping's response to criticism yesterday. Mao says that Deng was bound to bite back as he was taken by surprise.
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