China Ignores 40th Anniversary of Mao's Cultural Revolution

By Luis Ramirez | Voice of America

This week marks 40 years since Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong launched a 10-year movement known as the "Cultural Revolution." The movement was meant to do away with most elements of China's past and push the country to a new, purer socialist, egalitarian state. The result for China was devastating, as historical and cultural artifacts were destroyed. Millions of people suffered persecution - sometimes from their own neighbors, colleagues and friends. Many Chinese view the period as a stain on their country's history and a time many would rather not remember.

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