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Mao's Concert - Yonglin Chen

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Members of Australia's Chinese community have clashed over planned concerts in Australia to memorize the 40-year death of Chairman Mao, a founder of PRC, but also claimed to be the initiator of the Cultural Revolution, when there was a phenomenon of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, harassment and the seizure of property. The defected ex Chinese diplomat in Sydney Mr Yonglin Chen joined the opponents against this concert. He recognized Mao as a tyrant and the No.1 murderer in Chinese history. Mandarin Producer Alan Qu reports.


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Members of Australia's Chinese community have clashed over planned concerts in Australia to memorize the 40-year death of Chairman Mao, a founder of PRC, but also claimed to be the initiator of the Cultural Revolution, when there was a phenomenon of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, harassment and the seizure of property. The defected ex Chinese diplomat in Sydney Mr Yonglin Chen joined the opponents against this concert. He recognized Mao as a tyrant and the No.1 murderer in Chinese history. Mandarin Producer Alan Qu reports.



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