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CHINESE POLITICAL POSTERS AT THE NLA – TAASA Review June 2017

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This article was originally found in the June 2017 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 25).

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Nathan Woolley O n 1 October 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People’s Republic of China from atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing.

For the next three decades under Mao, the nation experienced a rapid succession of political campaigns aimed at consolidating Communist Party rule and realising a socialist society.

Political posters were produced to inform and inspire the Chinese people, often accompanying notable events and the introduction of new policies...