communist
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The current dispute between China and Taiwan dates to a civil war between the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, who retreated to the island in 1949 after being defeated by Mao Zedong's communist fighters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Growing up with diplomat parents, Martens lived in communist countries such as Romania and Burma, now also called Myanmar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The self-proclaimed revolutionary communist has since sent messages to supporters describing himself as a "prisoner of war".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Under Mao Zedong, the communist revolutionary who founded the People’s Republic in 1949 and ruled China until his death in 1976, faith was classified as feudal superstition—in the party’s view, no better than fortunetelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
On the first form, I answer several variations on the questions of whether I’m a communist, a criminal, or a terrorist and whether I would take up arms to defend the United States.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Wax figures of scrappy, earnest young communists gesticulate during a 1921 meeting frozen in time, debating how best to bring Marxism to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Thousands of families are still hoping to reclaim ancestral land that was taken by the communists after World War II, with some claiming ownership over land allocated to the project.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Some are capitalists, some are communists, but we’re all Cubans, divided by chance, circumstance and the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
He quickly rose to become a top organizer and leader in the party’s perpetual street fighting with political opponents, especially socialists and communists.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
Oliver and I had encountered a recurring difficulty in our travels: one African leader after another had ques-tioned us about our relations with white and Indian communists, sometimes suggesting that they controlled the ANC.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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