50th anniversary live-tweeting China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
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13/6/76 The State Planning Commission recommends reducing targets and devolving more control to localities, following disappointing economic figures.
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11/6/76 After Wang Dongxing's help redrafting, Mao reads Deng Xiaoping's letter and casually approves the request for Deng's children to join him.
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10/6/76 With his wife in hospital, Deng Xiaoping writes to Mao asking for his children to be allowed to stay with him in his new low-profile home.
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7/6/76 Mao Yuanxin tells Qiao Guanhua that as Minister he is responsible for the Ministry's issues, so should take responsibility and self-criticise.
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7/6/76 After the Politburo, Qiao Guanhua calls Mao Yuanxin (who was also at the meeting) and asks why Mao seemingly no longer backs his faction.
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7/6/76 Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao complain that the Foreign Ministry's "civil war" is interfering with the priority of criticising Deng Xiaoping.
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7/6/76 The Foreign Ministry's "two ladies" attack Minister Qiao Guanhua over links to Deng Xiaoping. He is accused of weakness on the USA and Japan.
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7/6/76 The Politburo meets to discuss factionalism in the Foreign Ministry. Both sides believe themselves to be the Mao-supported "left" faction.
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4/6/76 With Mao's brief crisis on 30/5/76 diagnosed as a heart attack, doctors have installed 24/7 monitoring and make a daily report to top leaders.
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2/6/76 Hua Guofeng receives the King of Nepal in Chengdu. Qiao Guanhua caused a minor incident by (accidentally) failing to meet Hua at the airport.
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1/6/76 Qiao Guanhua and his officials are sent to Chengdu to prepare for the King of Nepal's visit (ahead of Hua Guofeng, to Qiao's annoyance).
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31/5/76 With the economy showing signs of trouble, the Politburo calls for a conference next month to adjust the plan and make political criticisms.
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30/5/76 Mao starts getting very short of breath and sweating heavily. He briefly faints, but aides are quick to get medical help and he stabilises.
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28/5/76 Shocked by his appearance in yesterday's photos, Mao says that he won't do meetings with foreign visitors anymore and won't be photographed.
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27/5/76 To explain his obvious poor health, Bhutto tells the press that Mao has a bad cold. In fact, his heart, lungs and nervous system are failing.
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27/5/76 Mao receives Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, accompanied by Hua Guofeng. Bhutto is full of gratitude and flattery for Mao.
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25/5/76 Since the start of April, 685 people have been investigated over the Qingming protests in Liaoning. Of these, 21 have been sentenced.
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19/5/76 Tony Crosland tells the British Parliament that on his trip to China he was "constantly criticised" by officials for being too anti-Soviet.
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16/5/76 Marking the May 16 Circular of 16/5/66, a new play about the Anting rail incident and rebels toppling capitalist roaders opens in Shanghai.
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14/5/76 Lee Kuan Yew visits the "terracotta army" in Xi'an - the first foreign dignitary to do so. Their paint has flaked off since unearthing.
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