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Haha, exactly, I agree with your message and how it was worded :) I was just adding some nuance.

As a non-CPC-hating Chinese American living in the West, I'm fairly aware of how these tactic are used, alas. The thing is, there is a kernel of truth there--even when distorted and used for dishonest purposes to smear the CPC--such that to dismiss it altogether, would make one's counterargument ring false as well. This kernel of truth lies behind anti-CPC sentiments within China itself, along with Chinese liberals yearning to live in capitalistic freedom, with naive people imagining the West is a utopia, etc etc. I think it's good to acknowledge it where possible, in its historic context.

As for how these stories are depicted in China, things were fairly repressed up til the 90s, then increasingly discussed, the history taught, scholarly articles written, etc. I can't speak for much beyond that, as I do not live in China, though I get a window into it due to being bilingual via Chinese media and social media. To go by all the recent pop culture dramas and movies, it's not a time that most people want to dwell upon. Both far away in the past, and yet not quite far away enough for completely open dissection.