History glossary
Anti-Rightist Campaign
the 1957 campaign that punished critics after the Hundred Flowers opening.
- Category
- Political campaign
- Region
- China
- Date range
- from 1957
What it means
The Anti-Rightist Campaign began in 1957 after Mao's Hundred Flowers invitation to criticism. Many who spoke out were labeled rightists, removed from posts, publicly denounced, sent to labor reform, or pushed into long-term marginalization.
