The dwindling troops sometimes resorted to kidnapping – and tortured and executed those they took captive as “class enemies”. Mao was able to sideline another, Soviet-backed faction within the party and emerge as the undisputed leader of the Communist forces. What the CCP didn’t say: The retreat had a disastrous first few months and was ambushed by the Nationalists early on at the cost of between 15,000 and 40,000 lives. Along the way, Mao’s heroic soldiers attracted the support of “ordinary” people and overcame enormous challenges. Mao’s Red Army – numbering about 80,000 people at the beginning – trekked about 12,500 km (7,800 miles) across vast tracts of the country from coastal Jiangxi Province to establish a new base in mountainous northwestern China. Here are four groundbreaking moments from Chinese history during the Communist Party’s first century that underline the gulf between official and public accounts: The Long March (1934-1936)ĬCP version: An epic military manoeuvre led by brilliant strategist Mao Zedong to outrun encircling Nationalist troops in what has become the People’s Republic’s founding myth. “If Xi and the Party can continue to do so, they believe they can determine China’s future, and people in China will embrace it, as whatever Xi wants for China is ’the will of history’.” Xi “knows well that one who controls the present should control the past,” said Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at SOAS at the University of London. One of the party’s founding principles was “upholding truth”, he stressed. “We can see why we were successful in the past and why we will continue to succeed in the future.” “Through the mirror of history we gain a foresight into the future,” he said. On Thursday, as the party celebrated its 100th birthday, Xi again reminded the crowds in Beijing of the importance of history. “The Party treats history as an issue of political management in which the preservation of the Party’s prestige and power is paramount,” wrote author Richard McGregor in his book, The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers.Įarly in his first term, China’s president and Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping declared war on “historical nihilism”, which he defined as any attempt to challenge the official narrative of significant past events. It is also being extended to Hong Kong, a once-thriving marketplace for duelling versions of modern China’s history. It is the Propaganda Department’s job to ensure the party’s version of history is enforced, supported by so-called “patriotic education”, which now expands into areas well beyond the classroom. ![]() Visit podcastchoices.Hong Kong, China – Since crushing the Nationalists in China’s civil war in 1949, the ruling Communist Party has been the author, and mythmaker, of the country’s modern history. Strange by leaving us a voicemail at - Check out our new merch here: Learn more about your ad choices. Strange Sorcerer Supreme 9-13 and 15 Tell us what you think about Dr. Strange Sorcerer Supreme 14-18 Book of Vishanti Backup story in Dr. ![]() ![]() Strange comic books: Doctor Strange #62 Dr. Leslie gives his reaction to Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the gang takes a look at some classic Dr. ![]() On today's Struggle Session Jack and Leslie are joined by special guests Aaron Thorpe and Elana Levin for a round table discussion on the Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Hear episodes like this when they release and support the show by subscribing! or or One Dr. Guys: Vince Return and Merger and WrestleMania: CNBC appearance: Shane McMahon injury: Cody Rhodes Big Entrance: Bret Hart Comments on modern wrestling: Dante Martin Injury (Gruesome): Learn more about your ad choices. We also discuss how the current state of the blockbuster action movies in the wake of John Wick and Top Gun, and debate safety in pro wrestling. Support the show and get hundreds of bonus episodes and Bryan Quinby of the hit new podcast Guys joins us to discuss the endless out-of-the-ring drama of the WWE including the return of Vince McMahon, post-WrestleMania fan anger, and the WWE/UFC merger.
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