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From Mao's Red Guard to conscription into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (476) artwork
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From Mao's Red Guard to conscription into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (476)

Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders

Oct 2, 202657:28Society & Culture

At twelve years old, Bing became a Red Guard—and for a few intoxicating months, he felt invincible. Growing up in Mao’s Beijing, Bing was taught to worship Chairman Mao, recite the Little Red Book and attack the old orde...