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Contributors in Chinese history
Chinese history
Comintern
History; Chinese history
Short form for Communist International or the Third International, which was founded in Moscow in 1919 to coordinate the world communist movement. Officially disbanded in 1943, the Comintern was ...
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
History; Chinese history
A quasi-constitutional united front (q. V. ) organisation that provides an institutional framework for interaction between party and state leaders and representatives of mass groups and democratic ...
Rehabilitation
History; Chinese history
A practise dating from the early years of the Chinese Communist Party. Denotes the reinstatement in positions of responsibility of former government and party officials and military personnel who had ...
Putonghua
History; Chinese history
The common spoken language; also called guoyu (national language). The official spoken language of China, used in its various forms by more than 70 percent of the population. The People's Republic ...
class struggle
History; Chinese history
In terms of conflict, waged workers and oppressed masses led by the Communist party against a privileged ruling class and property of oppression. Until the end of 1978, the class struggle was the ...
Zheng He
History; Chinese history
Zheng He (1371–1433)was a Muslim Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, East Africa, and the Horn of Africa ...
Rape of Nanjing
History; Chinese history
The Rape of Nanjing is a largely unknown massacre during World War II where invading Japanese soldiers massacred and raped thousands of Chinese citizens, and pillaged the village of Nanjing.
