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In 1956, one year before the purges in China started, Mao gave the people of China freedom of speech through his words "Let hundred flowers bloom and hundred schools of thought contend". There are two possible reasons why he did this, and we really cannot know what the real reason was.

1. Mao meant what he said, and expected lenient criticism for it

2. The aim was to unmask traitors, enemies of the state etc.

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