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

Purge, related crises hint China reshaping (May 1966)

The linked crises are so sig­ni­fic­ant that their res­ol­u­tion — or fail­ure of res­ol­u­tion — will de­term­ine the shape of China for years to come.”

Sources: Los Angeles Times archives

Credits: Robert S. Elegant