ABSTRACT
This chapter concerns the reasons why the processing of the traumatic experiences of the Chinese Cultural Revolution has been so difficult for the country in political, social, and cultural contexts. It offers a linguistic and content analysis of interviews with contemporary witnesses and their children from these cultural, political, and social-historical perspectives. The chapter deals with the ways the medium allows Chinese "net citizens" to gather information, argue, or work through grief. It explains how to interpret the Cultural Revolution and its effects take place in many forms and media that are often quite controversial. The "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China" establishes the framework within which the causes, events, and consequences of the Cultural Revolution are to be assessed. Such Party resolutions serve to legitimise leadership changes and to portray these as the logical consequences of historical progress.
