Qin Hui (historian)
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Qin Hui is a Chinese historian and public intellectual. He previously held the position of Professor of History, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is now an
2011, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
Chinese New Left
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The Chinese New Left is a term used in the People's Republic of China to describe a diverse range of left-wing political philosophies that emerged in the 1990s that are critical of the reform and open
Qin Hui (historian)
…defends liberty as a political value, and often allies with other Chinese intellectuals labeled "liberal". He has engaged in polemics with the so-called "Chinese New Left," particularly its more populist and nationalist forms. He has for example signed petitions protesting chauvinistic responses to the September 11 attacks…
Cui Zhiyuan is the first person to be called China's "New Left".
A building and a wall in Nanjie, Henan, on which is written "Mao Zedong was a man, not a god, but Mao Zedong Thought is better than the gods". (毛泽东是人不是神，毛泽东思想胜过神)
"Long live Chairman Mao! Long live Chairman Gonzalo! Long live the theory of protracted people's war!" (毛主席万岁！贡萨罗主席万岁！持久人民战争理论万岁！) graffiti on a wall at Qinghua South Road, Beijing, 6 December 2021.