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I'm currently reading the Three Body Problem by the Chinese Science Fiction writer Liu Cixin. It starts right in the middle of the cultural revolution and does

I'm currently reading the Three Body Problem by the Chinese Science Fiction writer Liu Cixin. It starts right in the middle of the cultural revolution and does not paint the party in a positive light. It'd be interesting to know why this wasn't censored. I heard something about China being excellent at manufacturing, but having trouble with creating new industries and President Xi noticed that in the west those creating new industries often liked and were inspired by Scifi. I wonder if this gives Chinese science fiction authors a free pass? It'd be interesting to hear the perspective from someone who knows more about the culture. The beginning of the book touches explicitly on the removal of professors that disagree with the party.

AFascistWorld 8y ago
The Cultural Revolution is a special one, in which the party itself is the "bigger" victim, so it's kinda okay to criticize it "the right way", many movies and dramas have been made about it.
- fossuser 8y ago
  How is the party itself the bigger victim? What does it mean to criticize it in the right way?
  - analyst74 8y ago
    Cultural revolution was a political maneuver by Mao to suppress his competitors, he won that battle, but not the war. People he sidelined came back in power after he passed away, the biggest one being Deng Xiaoping.
  - AFascistWorld 8y ago
    Coz it was orchestrated by Mao mainly to persecute Liu Shaoqi and his kind by the hands of the people, Liu was of important position in the party and soured his relationship with Mao over the Great Chinese Famine. The prolonged struggle affected a lot of high officials, including the Xi family, the Gang of Four was eventually deemed the culprit by those who survived, and "rectification" ensued .
duxup 8y ago
Historically, speaking the party rehabilitated (I think that is the term) the reputation of a number of important leadership figures who the cultural revolution had pushed out for a time. It would seem that the mistakes of the cultural revolution are to some extent recognized / an acceptable topic. Deng Xiaoping was a notable figure who was pushed out during the cultural revolution and then returned to lead the party. It was such a common thing that there were committees setup to address the cultural revolution and were receptive to petitions made by those who were pushed out.

AFascistWorld 8y ago

The Cultural Revolution is a special one, in which the party itself is the "bigger" victim, so it's kinda okay to criticize it "the right way", many movies and dramas have been made about it.

fossuser 8y ago
How is the party itself the bigger victim? What does it mean to criticize it in the right way?
- analyst74 8y ago
  Cultural revolution was a political maneuver by Mao to suppress his competitors, he won that battle, but not the war. People he sidelined came back in power after he passed away, the biggest one being Deng Xiaoping.
- AFascistWorld 8y ago
  Coz it was orchestrated by Mao mainly to persecute Liu Shaoqi and his kind by the hands of the people, Liu was of important position in the party and soured his relationship with Mao over the Great Chinese Famine. The prolonged struggle affected a lot of high officials, including the Xi family, the Gang of Four was eventually deemed the culprit by those who survived, and "rectification" ensued .

duxup 8y ago

Historically, speaking the party rehabilitated (I think that is the term) the reputation of a number of important leadership figures who the cultural revolution had pushed out for a time. It would seem that the mistakes of the cultural revolution are to some extent recognized / an acceptable topic. Deng Xiaoping was a notable figure who was pushed out during the cultural revolution and then returned to lead the party. It was such a common thing that there were committees setup to address the cultural revolution and were receptive to petitions made by those who were pushed out.