The Chinese communist regime recently blocked a memorial website for victims of the Cultural Revolution, a small online platform personally maintained by a Chicago University professor.
This was the second time the website was blocked by the regime.
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a communist sociopolitical movement that took place in China between 1966 and 1976. Historians have estimated that the movement caused a death toll of millions in China before it ended with the death of Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976.
Youqin Wang is a professor teaching the Chinese language at the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Since 2000, she has maintained an online space named “Chinese Holocaust Memorial — Memorial for Victims of The Chinese Cultural Revolution.” The website publishes the personal stories of victims of the Cultural Revolution. The stories Wang put online were, one by one, verified with details, and recorded by herself. Currently, the website has detailed stories of more than 1,000 victims….