ABSTRACT
The theme of central and provincial propaganda at the beginning of 1968 focused on the evils of factionalism and highlighted the need for unity. During Mao Zedong’s tour, agreement was reached on the formation of revolutionary committees in provinces including Zhejiang. In a conciliatory gesture Zhejiang Daily began to differentiate between Red Storm and conservative or reactionary organizations. In line with Mao’s pronouncement that the Cultural Revolution represented a continuation of the class struggle between the Chinese Communist Party and Chiang Kaishek’s Guomindang, Zhou pointed out the strategic importance of Zhejiang to the success of the Revolution. In April Zhejiang Daily published five editorials devoted to discrediting the old provincial administration and propagating the revised definition of factionalism. Evidence of organized opposition to the new provincial administration had emerged to give some substance to Zhejiang Daily’s hysterical outbursts.
