Extracts from two British information reports titled ‘World Reactions to China’s Cultural Revolution and the Red Guards – Part II’ and ‘Parts III’, 14 February 1967 and 1 December 1967. Catalogue reference: FO 1110/2317 and FO 1110/2319
Extract from British report titled ‘The Power Struggle in China’ published 2 February 1967. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2317
Extract from a speech given by Jiang Qing (here anglicised as Chiang Ching), wife of Mao and deputy director of the Central Cultural Revolution Group, to two revolutionary groups in Anhui. 5 September, 1967. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2319
This is a report of the confession of President Liu Shaoqi, the former second-in-command of the Chinese Communist Party who has been targeted by the Cultural Revolution. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2319
Liu Shaoqi (here anglicised as Liu Shao-ch’i) was head of state from 1959 to 1968 and was named Mao’s successor in 1961. However, he began clashing with Mao during the 1960s, especially with economic issues, criticising Mao’s Great Leap Forward. As part of an internal power struggle, he was labelled a traitor to the revolution and was placed under house arrest in 1967. In 1968, he was expelled from the CCP. He died in prison in 1969.
“An Appeal to all Revolutionary Commune Members and Poor, Middle and Lower Peasants” poster, 14 January 1967. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2317
Extract from minutes from a meeting held with the Cultural Revolution Group and Red Flag fighters on 17 November 1966. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2317
Map showing movement of youths between provinces and from town to country. Published as part of a report to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office titled ‘Movement of Population in China’, published September 1967. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2318
Introduction from report titled ‘Eulogies of Mao Tse-Tung’, published 19 December 1967. This is a selection of quotations compiled over the previous six months by British officials, taken from various sources. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2319
Extract from report titled ‘Eulogies of Mao Tse-Tung’, published 19 December 1967. This is a selection of quotations compiled over the previous six months by British officials, taken from various sources. Catalogue ref: FO 1110/2319
Cultural Revolution poster from the People’s Republic of China. Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo