From the archives: How The Times covered China’s Cultural Revolution

‘Power seizure’ seen as chief aim of Maoists (April 1967)

By Robert S. Elegant

“The dif­fuse — and of­ten con­tra­dict­ory — pur­poses of Com­mun­ist China’s Great Pro­let­ari­an Cul­tur­al Re­volu­tion have now been re­duced to one over­whelm­ing pur­pose — seiz­ing power.”

Sources: Los Angeles Times archives

Credits: Robert S. Elegant