China's Cultural Revolution Caused 'Severe' Harm, State Media Says

The main newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party has offered rare commentary about the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution, stating the harm the decade-long upheaval caused was "comprehensive and severe." The seemingly momentous anniversary was all but ignored and met with virtual silence from China’s state-run media until an opinion piece was published one day after the anniversary on the People's Daily website. The commentary was also published later in the...

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