More than fifty years on, the scars of Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution still run through the heart of Chinese society, and through the souls of its citizens. Stationed in Beijing for the Guardian, Tania Branigan came to realise that this brutal and turbulent decade continues to propel and shape China to this day. Yet the official suppression of information about the state-sanctioned violence which took place and the personal trauma of those affected have conspired to create a national amnesia: it exists, for the most part, as an absence. On Tuesday February 7, Branigan joined former BBC China editor Carrie Grace to explore the stories of those who are driven to confront this dark period in China’s history and why they fear its return. Drawing on her new book Red Memory, Branigan asks what happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you. What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over? ✅ Click on this link to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/iqsquared?sub_confirmation=1 Intelligence Squared has established itself as the leading forum for live, agenda-setting debates, talks and discussions around the world. Our aim is to promote a global conversation that enables people to make informed decisions about the issues that matter, in the company of the world's greatest minds and orators. 👉 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/intelligence2 👉 Twitter page: https://twitter.com/intelligence2 📌 Website: https://www.intelligencesquared.com/ #China #Revolution #Culture #TaniaBranigan #IntelligenceSquared #IQ2 #IntelligenceSquaredPlus #IntelligenceSquared+