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General Chen Xiaolu, top princeling, son of Marshal Chen Yi and many high profile figures like Song Binbin have started their soul searching. I have attached the English version but the most exciting thing is in the Chinese one which I will translate.
陈小鲁：文革的基因从来就没有彻底肃清-搜狐财经
陈小鲁：对呀，这就是文革，他们说是文革回潮，我说不是文革回潮，是文革的基因从来就没有彻底肃清。
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陈小鲁：反思得不够，不见得道歉，道歉过了。我们党不是有一个《关于建国以来党的若干历史问题的决议》吗？对文化革命做了一个政治结论对吧，就说毛主席错误发动的，四人帮这个，当然这个是不是准确也是有些不同的看法，但是基本上它对文化革命做了一个终结。那么在这种情况下，我觉得从一个整体上来讲，这就算是一个，但是关键是你吸取了教训没有？你以后还是不是避免犯同样的错误。就从社会上来讲，你那个文革释放出来那股暴戾之气啊，你能不能给消灭掉、减少掉，这是一个问题。
Chinese people have never cleansed themselves off cultural revolution gene.
We have not instrospect enough. It is not accurate to push all responsibilities of Cultural Revolution to Mao and his gangs.
The most important thing is whether we have learn the lesson, to prevent making the same mistake in the future. Are we able to extinguished or weaken the wickedness (today) caused by Cultural Revolution?
There are many good Chinese who are willing to repent. Unfortunately you may not see too much in PDF and that has hurt the image of Chinese people. Despite many sabre rattling PDF PRC commenters, if one is able to access Chinese media, you will see that a lot of high profile individuals have called for a repentant.
People know what is right and what is wrong. I hope this article will present a more balanced image of Chinese people.
Son of China's war hero apologises for attacking teachers during Cultural Revolution | South China Morning Post
The "Chinese Dream" cannot be realised until China accepts responsibility for the crimes and injustices committed during the Cultural Revolution, Chen Xiaolu, a former Red Guard and youngest son of civil war and Sino-Japanese war hero Marshal Chen Yi, said in a statement published this week.
Chen Yi was also China's foreign minister and a mayor of Shanghai.
Now, Chen Xiao Lu is joining other former Red Guards to express remorse for his actions during the decade-long social and political movement launched by Mao Zedong in 1966. Chen apologised this week for his behaviour as a young man when he physically attacked teachers at Beijing No. 8 middle school. At the time, he was serving as a student “revolutionary leader”.
In an email sent to the South China Morning Post on Wednesday, Chen said he decided to make an official apology after noticing how little China's younger generation knew about human rights abuses during the Cultural Revolution.
“As a student leader and chairman of the school’s revolutionary committee, I was directly responsible for the torture of staff, teachers, and fellow students,” Chen wrote in a tone of remorse in his statement. “And later into the movement, I - due to lack of courage - failed to save them from inhumane persecution.”
“Today I’d like to sincerely apologise to them via the internet," Chen wrote, adding he would also like to apologise to former teachers and staff, personally, in a upcoming reunion.
At the end of his statement, Chen denounced a recent trend he has noticed in China of trying to justify and glorify the Cultural Revolution.
“I think it’s up to each individual to interpret the meaning of the Cultural Revolution, but unconstitutional behaviour and acts that infringe human rights should never be allowed to happen again in China.” he wrote. “Otherwise the ‘Chinese Dream” - national revival and people’s happiness - will be nothing but talk. ”
Chen also told the Post that he believed different opinions about the Cultural Revolution should be tolerated. "It’s a sign of social progress and could encourage more people to study history," he said.
Chen released his statement after Huang Jian, a fellow graduate of No 8 Middle School published several 1966 photos of student Red Guardstorturing teachers on campus. Huang posted the photos on Sunday, August 18 - the 47th anniversary of the historic Tiananmen rally joined by the country’s 800,000 fervent Red Guards and famously attended by Mao himself.
Huang, 65, told the South China Morning Post in a phone interview that he deliberately posted the photos on Sunday to remind him and his peers that they had “supported the movement and acted as accomplices to a disaster".
“Let’s bravely apologise to our teachers on such a special day,” Huang said in a post published on a blog of an alumni association for the No 8 middle school. The association represents about 800 former students who graduated from the school from 1966 to 1968.
Chen, the current chairman of the alumni association according to its website, responded to Huang’s post on Monday morning by sending his own apology.
During the Cultural Revolution, educators, targeted as “capitalist intellectuals,” were insulted, tortured, and even killed by their students - who were mobilised as members of a youth organisation widely known as Red Guards.
Several former Red Guards have apologised to their victims in public in recent months - triggering heated debate in China's blogsphere.
“I believe everyone who went through the Cultural Revolution have been thinking and reflecting on it, but they are either unwilling or dare not talk,” Chen said. “I hope those who were victimised during that time will discuss their feelings bravely, and those who hurt others will sincerely reflect on their misdeeds and apologise to their victims.”
Chen’s statement made headlines and went viral on Wednesday on China’s social media sites and forums, eliciting hundreds of thousands of posts and comments. While Chinese media noted Chen’s “princeling” background, many readers commended him for his courage, urging more former Red Guards to apologise.
“How many more Red Guards who committed violent attacks remain unrepentant while leading our government?,” a microblogger wrote.
“We can only force the organisation to apologise if we each start repenting,” another wrote.
陈小鲁：文革的基因从来就没有彻底肃清-搜狐财经
陈小鲁：对呀，这就是文革，他们说是文革回潮，我说不是文革回潮，是文革的基因从来就没有彻底肃清。
....
陈小鲁：反思得不够，不见得道歉，道歉过了。我们党不是有一个《关于建国以来党的若干历史问题的决议》吗？对文化革命做了一个政治结论对吧，就说毛主席错误发动的，四人帮这个，当然这个是不是准确也是有些不同的看法，但是基本上它对文化革命做了一个终结。那么在这种情况下，我觉得从一个整体上来讲，这就算是一个，但是关键是你吸取了教训没有？你以后还是不是避免犯同样的错误。就从社会上来讲，你那个文革释放出来那股暴戾之气啊，你能不能给消灭掉、减少掉，这是一个问题。
Chinese people have never cleansed themselves off cultural revolution gene.
We have not instrospect enough. It is not accurate to push all responsibilities of Cultural Revolution to Mao and his gangs.
The most important thing is whether we have learn the lesson, to prevent making the same mistake in the future. Are we able to extinguished or weaken the wickedness (today) caused by Cultural Revolution?
There are many good Chinese who are willing to repent. Unfortunately you may not see too much in PDF and that has hurt the image of Chinese people. Despite many sabre rattling PDF PRC commenters, if one is able to access Chinese media, you will see that a lot of high profile individuals have called for a repentant.
People know what is right and what is wrong. I hope this article will present a more balanced image of Chinese people.
Son of China's war hero apologises for attacking teachers during Cultural Revolution | South China Morning Post
The "Chinese Dream" cannot be realised until China accepts responsibility for the crimes and injustices committed during the Cultural Revolution, Chen Xiaolu, a former Red Guard and youngest son of civil war and Sino-Japanese war hero Marshal Chen Yi, said in a statement published this week.
Chen Yi was also China's foreign minister and a mayor of Shanghai.
Now, Chen Xiao Lu is joining other former Red Guards to express remorse for his actions during the decade-long social and political movement launched by Mao Zedong in 1966. Chen apologised this week for his behaviour as a young man when he physically attacked teachers at Beijing No. 8 middle school. At the time, he was serving as a student “revolutionary leader”.
In an email sent to the South China Morning Post on Wednesday, Chen said he decided to make an official apology after noticing how little China's younger generation knew about human rights abuses during the Cultural Revolution.
“As a student leader and chairman of the school’s revolutionary committee, I was directly responsible for the torture of staff, teachers, and fellow students,” Chen wrote in a tone of remorse in his statement. “And later into the movement, I - due to lack of courage - failed to save them from inhumane persecution.”
“Today I’d like to sincerely apologise to them via the internet," Chen wrote, adding he would also like to apologise to former teachers and staff, personally, in a upcoming reunion.
At the end of his statement, Chen denounced a recent trend he has noticed in China of trying to justify and glorify the Cultural Revolution.
“I think it’s up to each individual to interpret the meaning of the Cultural Revolution, but unconstitutional behaviour and acts that infringe human rights should never be allowed to happen again in China.” he wrote. “Otherwise the ‘Chinese Dream” - national revival and people’s happiness - will be nothing but talk. ”
Chen also told the Post that he believed different opinions about the Cultural Revolution should be tolerated. "It’s a sign of social progress and could encourage more people to study history," he said.
Chen released his statement after Huang Jian, a fellow graduate of No 8 Middle School published several 1966 photos of student Red Guardstorturing teachers on campus. Huang posted the photos on Sunday, August 18 - the 47th anniversary of the historic Tiananmen rally joined by the country’s 800,000 fervent Red Guards and famously attended by Mao himself.
Huang, 65, told the South China Morning Post in a phone interview that he deliberately posted the photos on Sunday to remind him and his peers that they had “supported the movement and acted as accomplices to a disaster".
“Let’s bravely apologise to our teachers on such a special day,” Huang said in a post published on a blog of an alumni association for the No 8 middle school. The association represents about 800 former students who graduated from the school from 1966 to 1968.
Chen, the current chairman of the alumni association according to its website, responded to Huang’s post on Monday morning by sending his own apology.
During the Cultural Revolution, educators, targeted as “capitalist intellectuals,” were insulted, tortured, and even killed by their students - who were mobilised as members of a youth organisation widely known as Red Guards.
Several former Red Guards have apologised to their victims in public in recent months - triggering heated debate in China's blogsphere.
“I believe everyone who went through the Cultural Revolution have been thinking and reflecting on it, but they are either unwilling or dare not talk,” Chen said. “I hope those who were victimised during that time will discuss their feelings bravely, and those who hurt others will sincerely reflect on their misdeeds and apologise to their victims.”
Chen’s statement made headlines and went viral on Wednesday on China’s social media sites and forums, eliciting hundreds of thousands of posts and comments. While Chinese media noted Chen’s “princeling” background, many readers commended him for his courage, urging more former Red Guards to apologise.
“How many more Red Guards who committed violent attacks remain unrepentant while leading our government?,” a microblogger wrote.
“We can only force the organisation to apologise if we each start repenting,” another wrote.
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