This in 1966 china was swept up by the rising tide of the cultural revolution in august more than 1000000 people gathered on chan on many square to celebrate. Chairman mao tse tung launched a movement for the masses the aim was to weed out anyone who appeared eager to steer the revolution and peoples mindsets toward capitalism the young people of china became messengers of miles communist doctrine. They were joined by people from all over the world who believed in miles philosophy. More than 400 foreigners were involved in the cultural revolution. Their sons and daughters known as the red children were given a communist education and as teenagers were drawn into the revolution their lives are a missing page in an otherwise well known chapter of chinese history. The story of the red children begins with that of their parents during this tumultuous period of the 20th century they left their homes with the dream of helping to found a new china. For someone say you my father was born into
Head of the revolutionary guard says the days of protests are all over. The chinese president tells his soldiers to be combat ready at a grand military parade. A new bowl quotes one of Donald Trumps top supporters criticizing the president and the white house thats not happy about it and turkey slams the u. S. Of the trial of a banker accused of illegally moving money for iran. Progovernment rallies are being held in iran for a second day they follow five nights of antigovernment protests a senior military commander has declared an end to the month of which twenty two people were killed and. Accusing the u. S. Of stirring violence of the country well lets get more on this. On that. Is live for us in the capital had on a firstly zain whats the latest with the demonstrations both the anti and pro. Well weve seen small and short lived antigovernment demonstrations overnight but nothing along the size of the ones weve seen in the last few days so they certainly are diminishing at the same
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We are ready to take on an important part in all these institutions. On the other hand there are the second kind of International Mechanisms back to the g20. Both china and the u. S. Are important members to the g20 and the g20 is addressing international and Economic Issues at the top level. Progress that china has made is very important in many aspects but the fact that the developed economies and the socalled emerging markets are sticking together around the same table on equal footing to discuss global issues is progress. We certainly support that. So both institutions, so both parts of the institutions could play an effective role and contribute to the global cause of peace and stability and prosperity and china is certainly ready to take part in all these efforts. Thank you. Thank you. If i take the liberty of asking the second question, the audience [inaudible] the world, particularly u. S. And china face many potential crises and things that could escalate and get out of contro
In may nine hundred sixty six mouths they dont officially announce the start of the cultural revolution. He wanted to create a new kind of communism one that would reinvigorate and consolidate the revolution. At the time only a few europeans were living in china how did the revolution affect their lives. The wave of political renewal in china served as inspiration for many young europeans they demonstrated against their own governments. The grange proletarian cultural revolution has often been from mantle sized in europe but what was it really like in china back there in. These apartments are located at the Foreign Studies University in beijing. Paul crook is british and lives in london but he grew up in beijing his mother isabel who was born in one thousand nine hundred fifteen has spent most of her life in china pulled visits whenever he can isabel was an enthusiastic supporter of communism from an early age so it was pauls father david who arrived in china in one thousand nine hundr