Zuo Ci 左慈

Freelance writer, not an academic. Published in Twenty-First Century, CUHK

Publication: An Analysis of Execution Ratios in the Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries, issue 178, April 2020
Proof: Open the work ↗Link checked 2026-10-04
Land reform figure: about 100,000, attributed to Mao
Zhenfan figure: regional breakdown, dated
Method: Every figure keyed to a dated internal report. The venue is an edited journal, not peer reviewed.
Affiliations and stated position: None found. Not an academic, and that belongs on the page whenever he is cited.
Criticism: Cheng credits him with moving the analysis from personal work style to political strategy.

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