Episode 30 of the podcast is now available on the Sinobabble website, as well as anywhere you get your regular podcasts.
In this episode we're discussing the campaigns carried out by the CCP against intellectuals and, more specifically, writers, from 1951-1957. We talk about the expansion of campaigns and implementation of thought reform, followed by periods of retraction and why the Party felt the need to pull back during certain periods. We also talk about the Hundred Flowers Movement, the prelude to the destructive Anti-Rightist Movement which was promptly followed up by the Great Leap Forward just one year later.
Some featured reading for this week
Hong Kong: 'Five Eyes could be blinded,' China warns West: China literally threatens several major Western powers for daring to comment on their policies in Hong Kong.
China Urges New Era of Mass Migration—Back to the Countryside: (WSJ requires subscription)
A Chinese County Aims to Curb Dog Walking by Threatening to Kill the Dog: (NYT requires subscription)
'If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy': Beijing's fresh threat to Australia: Details on China’s grievances with Australia, including threats of escalation if Australia continues to be “unfriendly or antagonistic.”