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Still On Message

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We make an unannounced visit to China’s only retirement home for non-commissioned veterans of the Red Army. It is a Potemkin old people’s home. From an army of millions, fewer than 30 enjoy the comforts of this quiet residence … Liu started her propaganda career in the 4th Army in 1933 and is still committed: ‘The whole purpose of our revolution was to achieve communism. That is what we fought for. In a communist state you can have anything you want and everyone is the same. We are not there yet.’

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