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Word: liuchiatsun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...name. Five years ago in the province of Anhwei, the Chinese Communists deprived the landlords of existence and redistributed the land among the peasants. Some time ago, as part of a plan to speed socialization, the Communists began reorganizing the Anhwei farmlands into cooperatives. In the village of Liuchiatsun a peasant named Liu resented the seizure of his tiny (three-acre) farm and carelessly talked of resisting. The Communists' answer was quick, final. The local peasantry was called together at the new brick Public Security Station to see Liu standing before a Circuit Tribunal. A People's Procurator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: High Tide of Terror | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

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