Yo, future history buffs! Today we're diving deep into one wild ride in history: The Cultural Revolution in China. You know, Mao Zedong's whole "Let's purify society" thing? It kicked off in 1966, but it didn't just shake up China internally. Nope, it created a storm in China's relationships with other countries too! So grab some popcorn, let's dig in!

• Purging the Communist Party (CCP) and China (PRC): Mao wanted to get rid of any "reactionary elements" that were, in his view, corrupting the revolution. Think of this as him trying to reboot a computer that's acting all funky.
• Real-World Example: Imagine you're the captain of your school's soccer team, and you think some of your team members aren't "true athletes." You might kick 'em out to get back to your core values of athleticism and sportsmanship.

🔥 Embassies Under Siege: This revolution got so heated that young supporters of Mao, aka "Red Guards," went all rogue and attacked 11 foreign embassies! Cops? They basically looked the other way.

Examples

• Soviet Embassy: Imagine your nosy neighbor constantly shouting insults at you, 24/7. That's what the Red Guards did to the Soviet Embassy.
• Dutch Diplomat's House: Trapped the diplomat and his fam in their house for a month! Imagine being stuck in a room with your annoying sibling for a whole month—yikes!
• French Attaché: These guys got a six-hour scolding session from the Red Guards.
• Indian Embassy Staff: Two secretaries got beaten up before they could even leave Beijing airport!
• British Embassy: The Red Guards broke in, burned it down, and physically attacked the staff.

Real-World Example

It's like if the hardcore fans of a pop star started attacking fans of other pop stars, just because they didn't like the other stars' music. Not cool, right?