Zhao Jianmin Spy Case
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The Zhao Jianmin Spy Case (simplified Chinese: 赵健民特务案; traditional Chinese: 趙健民特務案; pinyin: Zhào Jiànmín tèwu àn), or Zhao Jianmin Wrong Case (赵健民冤案; 趙健民冤案; Zhào Jiànmín yuān'àn), was a major fabricated spy case in Yunnan province during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, with more than 1.387 million people implicated and persecuted, which accounted for 6% of the total population in Yunnan at the time.[1][2][3][4][5] From 1968–1969, more than 17,000 people died in a massacre while 61,000 people were crippled for life; in Kunming (the capital of Yunnan) alone, 1,473 people were killed and 9,661 people were left disabled as a result.[1][3][5][6][7][8]
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Part of Cultural Revolution in China | |
Native name | 赵建民特务案件 |
Location | Yunnan Province, Southern China, Kunming and various other townships and cities |
Date | 1968-1969 |
Target | Zhao Jianmin, "capitalist roaders", political enemies of Mao Zedong, alleged KMT spies and local provincial government officials |
Attack type | Political persecution, political infighting, instigation of political violence |
Deaths | 17,000 |
Injured | 63,000 (Estimated) |
Victims | 1.387 million |
Perpetrators | Chinese Communist Party, Kang Sheng (head of the Central Social Affairs Department) |
Motive | Persecution of political enemies of Mao Zedong, political infighting, consolidation of power |
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