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Mao's Cultural Revolution

In 1966 Chairman Mao declared the start of the Cultural Revolution in Communist China. Saul Yeung was part of Mao's Red Guards, tasked with carrying out the revolution.

In 1966 Chairman Mao declared the start of the Cultural Revolution in Communist China, a radical and brutal attempt to reshape Chinese society. Saul Yeung was 20 years old at the time and in 2016 he spoke to Lucy Burns about his decision to join the Red Guards, tasked with carrying out Mao's revolution.

Photo: Chinese Red Guards reading from Chairman Mao's Little Red Book (Getty Images)

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Wed 2 Oct 201912:50GMT
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