Jiang Qing vs Deng Xiaoping | Duels of History | ARTE.tv Documentary

Did the sentencing to death of Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China, enable the Chinese Communist Party led by Deng Xiaoping to absolve itself of the crimes of the Great Helmsman? Accused of counter-revolutionary crimes after Mao's death, she embodied the hard left of the Chinese Communist Party, which Deng is determined to get rid of to make way for his modernisation plan
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[@pervertt]

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." Thus spoke Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about theatre. Jiang Qing was handed the role of villain in the stage of Chinese history. She played the role well, and she played it with relish. There is probably no woman more reviled than Jiang in modern Chinese history. The mistreatment of Wang Guangmei, wife of President Liu Shaoqi (at 7:07) during the Cultural Revolution, is testament to her vindictive nature. There is a famous photo of Madame Wang being paraded wearing a necklace of pingpong balls, in caricuture to the pearls she wore in a state visit to Indonesia. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Perhaps Chinese history might have taken a different route if this second rate actress had been better received early in her career. Just as European history may have taken a different route if Hitler had succeeded as a painter instead of heading the National Socialist movement. Just a tip: The letter "Q" in hanyu pinyin is pronounced as "ch". So "Jiang Qing" should be pronounced "Jiang Ching", not "Jiang King". And the "Qing" Dynasty is pronounced as "Ching" dynasty.

[@carlosgzz5772]

Very interesting observations

[@bhubestakesoponsatien1143]

The Cultural Revolution started by Mao but the blame must go ti the Gang of Four , Hua take over Mao but also follow the cultural Revolution and so it is ousted.deng a close friend of Zhou and so it is

[@tomsuh1362]

You have to thank Deng for making China modern like today and making cheap stuff for the rest of the world.

[@soultravellerDonJohn]

Yep. After Deng Xiaoping the market economy with the Authoritarian bureaucratic system, the Chinese working class, particularly the Labour worker all became cheap labour for globalisation. Sweatshop with cheap labour, but big winnings for global capitalism.

[@Montecristo1805]

Why did you have to incorporate these cheap effects? Lowered the authenticity and gravity of this information.

[@user-ci6sm7yx3b]

哥布林只是哥布林，而伟人一直是伟人

[@DmoneyS44]

Cultural revolution was a huge mistake and a lesson. Progress must be rooted in materialism and in productive forces rather than idealism and culture wars

[@user-ci6sm7yx3b]

如果不搞文革，就会出现资本主义复辟，当时再不搞，老功臣会成为新贵族，中原会出现修正主义

[@benjamintaine4476]

Low quality

[@SaccidanandaSadasiva]

Madame Mao!!