Chinese official outlets carry Long March memories told by veterans’ descendants
In short
China News Service published two video reports on 4 October in which descendants of Long March heroes recounted the crossing of the Dadu River and ties between the army and local people. Both videos were credited to Xinhua. Xinhua itself published a report on 5 October titled “By the Dadu River, looking back at the red charge”.
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China News Service published two video reports on 4 October recounting the Long March through the voices of the descendants of participants. In the first, released at 11:58, Sun Jixian’s son looks back at the forcing of the Dadu River. In the second, released at 20:48, the son of founding general Zhu Liangcai describes what the outlet called the deep ties between the army and the people along the march. Both videos appeared under the title format “Listen to heroes’ descendants tell Long March stories” and were credited to Xinhua. [ 1 , 2 ]
On 5 October at 12:50, Xinhua published its own item titled “By the Dadu River, looking back at the red charge”. No article text or summary was available for that report, so its contents beyond the title are not established by the documents. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
The items are official commemorative coverage of revolutionary history, distributed by two of China’s main state outlets, which indicates continued promotional emphasis on Party history themes. Beyond that framing, the documents give no details of any policy, ceremony or decision attached to the stories.
Key facts
- China News Service published a video report on 4 October in which Sun Jixian’s son recounted the forcing of the Dadu River. [ 1 ]
- China News Service published a second video the same evening in which the son of founding general Zhu Liangcai described the bond between the army and the people on the Long March. [ 2 ]
- Both China News Service videos were credited to Xinhua. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The two videos carry the title formula “Listen to heroes’ descendants tell Long March stories”. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Xinhua published a report on 5 October titled “By the Dadu River, looking back at the red charge”. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the three items belong to one reporting series The two China News Service videos share the same title format, but Xinhua’s 5 October report carries a different title and has no summary or article text, so no link between them is stated.
- The exact place where the reported events occurred The documents name the Dadu River but give no city, county or province.
- The occasion for the coverage No document states an anniversary, ceremony or other event prompting the stories.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- China News Service publishes a video in which Sun Jixian’s son looks back at the forcing of the Dadu River. [ 1 ]
- China News Service publishes a second video in which Zhu Liangcai’s son describes army-people ties on the Long March. [ 2 ]
- Xinhua publishes “By the Dadu River, looking back at the red charge”. [ 3 ]