Red China
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Red China is a Cold War–era term commonly used in the West to refer to the communist government and territory of the People's Republic of China, especially under Mao Zedong.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War term
ⓘ
political term ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
Communist China
NERFINISHED
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Mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRegime | Chinese Communist Party rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Cultural Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Leap Forward NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino-Soviet alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered |
outdated term
ⓘ
politically sensitive term ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Nationalist China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedInUseAfter |
1970s rapprochement between United States and People's Republic of China
ⓘ
end of the Cold War ⓘ |
| especiallyRefersToPeriod | Mao Zedong era ⓘ |
| geopoliticalAlignment | Eastern Bloc (early Cold War, broadly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
ideologically charged
ⓘ
pejorative ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
Maoism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalConnotation | communist ⓘ |
| impliesGovernmentType | one-party communist state ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notCommonIn | official diplomatic language today ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Republic of China government in Taiwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States during early Cold War ⓘ |
| refersTo |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communist government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ territory of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| relatedToColorSymbolism | red as symbol of communism GENERATED ⓘ |
| timeFocus | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedAfterEvent |
Chinese Communist Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Western media
ⓘ
Western politicians ⓘ |
| usedFrom | late 1940s ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Cold War propaganda
ⓘ
Western foreign policy debates ⓘ anti-communist rhetoric ⓘ |
| usedInMediaType |
newspapers
ⓘ
political speeches ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToDistinguishFrom |
Free China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nationalist government in Taiwan ⓘ |
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