CPC 100th Anniversary

[Randy W]

 

I'm seeing a lot of mentions about the event, but not much yet about the upcoming celebration on July 1. This is from China Pictorial.

Two years after the 2019 revolutionary film The Bugle from Gutian, actor Wang Renjun will again play Mao Zedong -- the founding father of People’s Republic of China -- in the upcoming epic 1921.

Set in the title year when the Communist Party of China was founded, the crew of the film, which is scheduled to open on July 1, held a news conference in Peking University on May 13.

As an attempt to seek a breakthrough, the patriotic tale creatively blends multiple perspectives such as from Japanese and Europe and espionage elements to retell the historical moments of the Communist Party of China’s first national congress in summer 1921.

#CPC100thAnniversary

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Edited May 18, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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China on Monday unveiled 100 tourist routes to help people know more about the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
This came as part of the efforts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.
Among the select routes, 52 help people revisit the CPC’s struggle over the revolutionary years, 20 are group products that stand for the country’s progress in science and technology as well as infrastructure construction, and the remaining 28 will introduce China’s efforts in poverty alleviation, rural vitalization and ecological improvement.

from China Pictorial on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3836399289818765&id=553929144732479

[Randy W]

Not a whole lot of news yet about preparations for the anniversary - this'll have to do for now.

Global Times【Video】Tourists to the Tiananmen Square on Sunday are especially lucky to capture the scene of helicopters flying over the square in preparation for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. #CPC100years

a new style for Facebook links -
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old style
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=187296553309738

 

Edited June 13, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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Located on the borders of Anhui, Hubei and Henan provinces, the Dabie Mountains stretch about 380 kilometers from east to west. The mountains once served as a base of the Communist Party of China to carry out revolutionary activities from the 1920s to the '40s.
The Red Complex of Dabie Mountains, an exhibition at the National Academy of Painting's gallery until June 23, shows dozens of paintings to remember revolutionary martyrs and uphold the "Spirit of Dabie Mountains".
One of the exhibitions the National Academy of Painting has mounted to mark CPC's centennial, the show displays works inspired by a weeklong trip in October last year. Artists traveled to Luoshan county, Henan province, to visit the relic sites of CPC armies fighting for national independence and liberation in an effort to gather more stories about them.
#CPC100thAnniversary

from China Pictorial on Facebook
 

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China's Mystery Demystified: CPC in 100 Years – Why did the Red Army make weaving straw sandals a required skill for soldiers? (Part 1)
In 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) was born. However, the CPC found itself in a confrontation with the Kuomintang (KMT), who wanted to rule China but represented very different interests. A civil war started between the two sides that went on for many years. In 1934, encircled by the KMT forces, the CPC and its Red Army decided to retreat to their revolutionary base in Yan'an, in northwest China. This was the Long March. To know the following story, please stay tuned for the next episode of "CPC in 100 Years." #CPCin100Years #CPC100
For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-17/CPC-in-100-Years-The-story-of-straw-sandals-11aTXFjMzUk/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0amJCc9Ai9DmBd-vaXEQCUxLYLPneOAXFzCDhky47aq2apHoi8cD71xfE

from CGTN on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/posts/6465226810184751

Edit 6/26 : Article deleted by CGTN, but preserved by Opera News

Why did the Red Army make weaving straw sandals a required skill for soldiers? ｜CPC in 100 Years

Edited June 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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A movie titled 1921, one of the key art pieces saluting the Communist Party of China at the centenary of its founding, will be shown across the country from July 1, the information office of the Shanghai government said on Saturday.
A trailer released on Saturday shows that the movie restores the times and the key figures and displays the necessity and urgency of the founding of the Party.
#CPC100thAnniversary

from China Pictorial on Facebook 
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Edited June 22, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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The "Two Bombs and One Satellite" project was a major achievement after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The success of this early nuclear and space project laid the foundation for developing cutting-edge science and technology for China's national defense. To learn more about its development, stay tuned for the next episode of "CPC in 100 Years." #CPCin100Years

from CGTN on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/565225540184937/posts/6485992241441541/

Edit 6/26 - CGTN seems to be deleting these as fast as they can put them up

See SCMP article from 2014

The day China entered the nuclear age
Fifty years ago, the world woke up to news the nation - then at odds with Moscow and Washington - had detonated its own atomic bomb

China's first atomic test on October 16, 1964, in Xinjiang. Mao wanted to prove the nation was a global power. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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China followed up with its first hydrogen bomb test in 1967 and launched its first satellite in 1970 - dubbed the "two bombs and one satellite campaign" by Mao Zedong .
"The nuclear weapons project was launched when China was entering the most difficult period, but … it helped China win a strategic position and [bargaining power] in the international community in the 1960s," Xu Guangyu , a retired PLA major general, said.

 

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Chiang asked U.S. to support attack

Chiang Kai-shek, then the president of the Republic of China, planned a preemptive strike on the mainland's nuclear facilities in 1964, fearing an attack from Beijing a week after the Communists under Mao Zedong successfully carried out a nuclear test, newly declassified US official documents show.
Chiang sought support for the plan from US president Lyndon Johnson but was convinced by Washington to give up the idea. Chiang and his Nationalist forces fled the mainland to Taiwan following their defeat by Mao in 1949. According to US documents, Chiang met senior American officials shortly after the mainland conducted its first nuclear test on October 16, 1964.
According to the documents, Chiang on October 24 told a top CIA official stationed in Taiwan the "primary [Chinese Communist] aim was to destroy" him and the government of the Republic of China (ROC) and "when this happened all of Asia would be threatened".

 

 

Edited June 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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Pay tribute to the foreigners who witnessed and participated in the CPC’s history
#CPC100thAnniversary

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Ruth F. Weiss

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Sidney Shapiro

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Agnes Smedley

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Marking the 100th birthday of the Communist Party of China, 12 classic Chinese dance pieces were performed by students of Beijing Dance Academy of the middle school affiliated to the academy in the capital on June 23. The Lotus, one of Trinidad-born Chinese dancer-choreographer Dai Ailian's signature works choreographed in the 1950s, Nie Er, choreographed by Hu Yan and Ma Jun centering on the life story of patriotic composer Nie Er, and Spring Plateau, choreographed by Ding Wei and featuring Tibetan dance elements, were some of the performances staged during the gala. Co-organized by the No.1 Cultural Center of Xicheng district and dancer-choreographer Liu Yan's studio, the gala will be streamed online on June 26 and 27. Besides dance pieces, veteran dancers and experts will share the stories behind those works, which reflect the achievement and development of the country. #CPC100thAnniversary

from China Pictorial on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/553929144732479/posts/3895034007288626/

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China again praises a Tiananmen Square student protest.

When people refer to the May Fourth Movement, they don't simply mean the events that took place on that day, but rather a broader ideological change that saw the political awakening of China's young intellectuals. Only by expanding our vision can we understand its impact on modern China and the key role it played in the founding of the CPC. #CPCin100Years

from CGTN on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/565225540184937/posts/6507784429262322/

See also CFL topics

Xi Praises a Student Protest in China.

and

May 4th Movement

Edited June 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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PR push for China’s Communist Party

As China's Communist Para prepares to celebrate the 100th
 anniversary of its founding, Shanghai has started a huge public
 relations push that includes special tours and exhibitions.

from the SCMP on Facebook 
https://fb.watch/6o_XrIJ9Vf/

[Randy W]

Pay tribute to the foreigners who witnessed and participated in the CPC’s history
#CPC100thAnniversary

from China Pictorial on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3903087753149918&id=553929144732479

Evans Fordyce Carlson

 

Walter Bosshard
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Edited June 28, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

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from China Pictorial on Facebook 

Chinese people have seen tremendous advances in their lives under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Han Wenxiu, an official with the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, said on Monday.
After more than 70 years of hard work since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the country's per capita national income so far exceeds 10,000 U.S. dollars, Han said at a press conference held to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.
The average life expectancy of the Chinese people has increased to 77.3 years, up from just 35 years when the PRC was founded, and the average number of years spent in education for people aged 15 and above has increased to 9.9.
The country's infant mortality rate has dropped to 5.6 per 1,000, compared with 200 per 1,000 about 70 years ago, said Han.
Since the beginning of reform and opening-up, China has lifted approximately 770 million impoverished rural citizens out of poverty, accounting for more than 70 percent of the world's total, according to Han.  #CPC100thAnniversary

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, joined around 20,000 people on Monday evening to watch a grand gala in Beijing in celebration of the centenary of the CPC's founding.
Called The Great Journey, the four-part gala performance was presented in the style of a large-scale theater production. Through music and dance, stage plays, marching, dramas and documentary video, the performance vividly presented the #CPC's 100-year endeavor in leading the people in pursuing revolution, construction and reform.
#CPC100thAnniversary

from ChinaPictorial on Facebook
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The motorcade carrying recipients of the July 1 Medal is accompanied by motorcycle escorts on the way to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2021.

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A ceremony to present the July 1 Medal to outstanding Communist Party of China (#CPC) members will be held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday morning. #CPC100
Read more: Awardees on their way to the Great Hall of the People

 

Edited June 30, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)