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China's former Red Guards reflect on their responsibility and regret: 'We were deceived'
Le Monde (English)
September 12, 2026
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'Mao's Fraught Legacy' (3/7). Seeking to restore his challenged legitimacy, Mao Zedong called for a Cultural Revolution in 1966. The leader of the Chinese Communist Party relied on young people, unleashing a wave of violence to suppress all opposition. Some Red Guards later said they felt manipulate
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