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In which year was Liu Shaoqi arrested?

  • 1967

  • 1957

  • 1971

  • 1960

Answer

In 1967, Liu Shaoqi, the second president of the People's Republic of China and a prominent figure in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was arrested during the Cultural Revolution. He was accused of being a "capitalist roader" and a "counter-revolutionary" by political rivals, particularly Then Chairman Mao Zedong. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous period of political persecution and social upheaval in China.
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