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Walking China’s red footsteps in Europe
In the early 20th century thousands of Chinese youth travelled to France and England to find answers for their nation’s future — they returned, armed with Marxism-Leninism, to lead a revolution that would change human history forever, writes ZHANG HE
THIS year marks the centenary of the Communist Party of China.
It’s a good time to recall an important yet less talked about piece of history that has a close connection to Europe.
It provides a unique insight into the party that has grown into the world’s biggest Marxist ruling party, with over 91 million members, in a century.
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