Red Guards
CulturalExample Sentences
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Saturday’s marches of the Red Guards included huge columns of motorcycles, anti-tank rockets towed by tractors and civilian-style trucks equipped with multiple rocket launchers, according to KCNA’s text reports and photos.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Among her earliest memories is her mother being taken away by Red Guards; both her mother and father were forced into reeducation during Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
“The role of the military in the Cultural Revolution was much bigger than the Red Guards and lasted much longer,” Mr. Yu said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
"We were taught to denounce our heritage, and Red Guards destroyed anything that is not communist…statues, books and anything else," she continued.
From Fox News ● Jun. 10, 2021
“I don’t think the Red Guards will notice them.”
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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