Strike Hard Against Crime Campaign (1983)

The 1983 "Strike Hard" Anti-crime Campaign (Chinese: 严厉打击刑事犯罪活动; pinyin: Yánlì dǎjí xíngshì fànzuì huódòng), or "Stern Blow" Anti-crime Campaign of 1983, was an anti-crime campaign initiated by former Paramount Leader of China, Deng Xiaoping. Beginning in September 1983, the campaign lasted for three years and five months, and was launched largely as a result of the nationwide worsening of public safety due to the breakdown of social order and the public security system following the Cultural Revolution.

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