{"id":344056,"date":"2026-05-16T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-cultural-revolution-and-the-making-of-xi-jinping-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:26","slug":"chinas-cultural-revolution-and-the-making-of-xi-jinping-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-cultural-revolution-and-the-making-of-xi-jinping-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Cultural Revolution and the making of Xi Jinping | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gLfMiWu1Lm8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China's Cultural Revolution and the making of Xi Jinping | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLfMiWu1Lm8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Young Xi Jinping was swept up in the chaos when Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution 60 years ago, leaving millions dead and countless political prisoners behind bars. 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