Chu Anping
Encyclopedia
Chu Anping was a Chinese
scholar, intellectual
, noted liberal journalist
and editor
of Guancha (观察, The Observer) in the Civil War era of the late 1940s.
Editor of the Communist Party newspaper "for intellectuals" Guangming Ribao [光明日报] in the post-1949 era, Chu was purged during the Anti-Rightist campaign, following publication of an article entitled "The Party Dominates the World." It is believed that he committed suicide in 1966. He was father to Chu Wanghua, a contemporary Chinese composer.
April 1, 1957 Chu was appointed Guangming Daily editor-in-chief.
On June 1, 1957, at the symposium convened by the Department for United Front Work of the CCP Central Committee, Chu made a speech entitled "Comment made to Chairman Mao And Premier Zhou," which stated that Mao Zedong
had seen the "world [as the] party's". Both the government and the people felt the tremendous reverberations. People's Daily
and Guangming Daily both published the full text the next day with banner headlines and in a prominent position.
In January 1958, in the Anti-Rightist Movement
Chu was labelled a "anti-party anti-people anti-socialism bourgeois rightist".
In 1966 at the start of the Cultural Revolution
, Chu was brutally persecuted, then soon went missing. His whereabouts are unknown and it is believed that he committed suicide.
China
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scholar, intellectual
Intellectual
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, noted liberal journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of Guancha (观察, The Observer) in the Civil War era of the late 1940s.
Editor of the Communist Party newspaper "for intellectuals" Guangming Ribao [光明日报] in the post-1949 era, Chu was purged during the Anti-Rightist campaign, following publication of an article entitled "The Party Dominates the World." It is believed that he committed suicide in 1966. He was father to Chu Wanghua, a contemporary Chinese composer.
Career Outline
- 1932 graduated from the English department, Shanghai Guanghua University.
- 1933 appointed editor of Central DailyCentral Daily NewsThe Central Daily News was the official newspaper of the Kuomintang and is one of the world's oldest Chinese-language newspaper having been in circulation since 1928...
(Nanjing) supplement. - 1936 travelled to EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to collect political texts, studying at the London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
under Harold LaskiHarold LaskiHarold Joseph Laski was a British Marxist, political theorist, economist, author, and lecturer, who served as the chairman of the Labour Party during 1945-1946, and was a professor at the LSE from 1926 to 1950....
. - September 1, 1946 organized Observer semi-monthly publication, let the organization head and chief editor. On December 25, 1948 is sealed up by Kuomintang.
- 1954 was appointed September Third Society members of the Central Committee concurrently propaganda department vice-minister, and no matter what National People's Congress represented.
April 1, 1957 Chu was appointed Guangming Daily editor-in-chief.
On June 1, 1957, at the symposium convened by the Department for United Front Work of the CCP Central Committee, Chu made a speech entitled "Comment made to Chairman Mao And Premier Zhou," which stated that Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
had seen the "world [as the] party's". Both the government and the people felt the tremendous reverberations. People's Daily
People's Daily
The People's Daily is a daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China. The paper is an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China , published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million. In addition to its main Chinese-language edition, it has editions in English,...
and Guangming Daily both published the full text the next day with banner headlines and in a prominent position.
In January 1958, in the Anti-Rightist Movement
Anti-Rightist Movement
The Anti-Rightist Movement of the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and early 1960s consisted of a series of campaigns to purge alleged "rightists" within the Communist Party of China and abroad...
Chu was labelled a "anti-party anti-people anti-socialism bourgeois rightist".
In 1966 at the start of the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
, Chu was brutally persecuted, then soon went missing. His whereabouts are unknown and it is believed that he committed suicide.