Chu Anping

Who was Chu Anping?

Chu Anping was a Chinese scholar, intellectual, noted liberal journalist and editor of Guancha in the Civil War era of the late 1940s. He is widely considered to be one of the most famous rightists in China.

Editor of the Communist Party newspaper "for intellectuals" Guangming Daily [光明日报] in the post-1949 era, Chu was purged during the Anti-Rightist campaign, following publication of an article entitled "The Party Dominates the World." It is believed that he committed suicide in 1966. He was father to Chu Wanghua, a contemporary Chinese composer.