Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (1950–1953)

1. PRC founded amid postwar unrest

   Oct 1, 1949Labels: People s, Kuomintang, postwar unrest

   • Britannica
   • Wiki PRC

2. CCP issues bandit-elimination directive

   Mar 1, 1950Labels: Chinese Communist, bandit-elimination directive

   • Wiki Zhenfan

3. Early registration and “leniency” approach expands targets

   Apr 1, 1950Labels: former KMT, local governments

   • Wiki Zhenfan

4. “Double Ten” directive intensifies nationwide repression

   Oct 10, 1950Labels: Double Ten, Korean War

   • Wiki Zhenfan
   • CommonProgram

5. Mao orders harsher, more systematic “strike” approach

   Jan 17, 1951Labels: Mao Zedong, strike approach

   • Zh Wiki
   • CommonProgram

6. Counterrevolutionary punishment regulations promulgated

   Feb 21, 1951Labels: Regulations on, Central People

   • CCM text
   • 8964 Museum

7. Mass rallies and public executions become common

   Apr 16, 1951Labels: public trials, mass rallies

   • TIME 1951

8. Execution quotas and population-based targets shape policy

   Jun 1, 1951Labels: execution quotas, local administrations

   • Wiki Zhenfan
   • CommonProgram

9. First major phase largely completed in many regions

   Oct 1, 1951Labels: first major, regional campaigns

   • CommonProgram
   • Zh Wiki

10. Surveillance rules formalize “control” of suspects

    Jun 27, 1952Labels: surveillance regulations, counterrevolutionary suspects

    • CommonProgram

11. Campaign winds down; repression continues through other drives

    Dec 1, 1953Labels: campaign end, subsequent drives

    • Wiki Zhenfan
    • Zh Wiki

12. 1954 security report publishes nationwide totals

    Jan 1, 1954Labels: 1954 security, public security

    • CommonProgram
    • Wiki Zhenfan