> Li Shufu and Qin Gang were handpicked by Xi. It doesn't make sense saying these were "purges" Makes total sense until, you know, it does. Condamnatio memoria

> Li Shufu and Qin Gang were handpicked by Xi. It doesn't make sense saying these were "purges" Makes total sense until, you know, it does. Condamnatio memoriae and removing the likenesses of those who have fallen from grace is millennia old; for come famous more recent examples see e.g. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-photo-book-that-captured-how-the-soviet-regime-made-the-truth-disappear https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-photo-book...