Word: resistanceâ
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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Chairman Hua thus tacitly conceded that he could not guarantee the loyalty of all the 4,000 delegates expected to attend the congress. Despite a vigorous, yearlong purge of opponents of his regime, there is still some resistance???ranging from mute dissent to downright rebellion?on every level of the ruling bureaucracy. Even rank-and-file party members?traditionally the backbone of a Communist state ?are suspect. Analysts note that party membership rose from 21 million to 35 million in the past decade, when the Gang of Four was riding at its highest point. Perhaps as many...
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