Was some great secret upheaval going on in Red China? The editorial in the party journal, Red Flag, certainly had a bloodthirsty ring. "A death struggle between the bourgeoisie to restore capitalism and the proletariat" is taking place, warned Red Flag, calling on the people of Red China to guard against a "counterrevolutionary" uprising of the 1956 Hungarian variety. "Failure to take the necessary steps to prevent it would cost the lives of millions of our people."
Hardly anyone expected the Chinese bourgeoisie to rise again. But there was no doubt that...
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