Written by Oiwan Lam A recent concert by an all-girl band,56 Flowers, featuring “red songs” from the era of Mao Zedong’s rule has received backlash on social media and from within the Chinese Communist Party. The reason? The performance took area two weeks before the 50th anniversary of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and was interpreted as a dangerous revival of his personality cult, and […]The post Were authorities really tricked into hosting a Cultural Revolution throwback concert? appeared first on Hong Kong Free Press. Author: Global Voices.
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