Crosstalk performer Guo Degang used metaphors such as the sun setting in the west during a performance, touching a nerve in Zhongnanhai and triggering an investigation. Commentators have pointed to this as a sign of the launch of a new Cultural Revolution movement.
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Guo Degang Investigated for Crosstalk Performance Involving Alleged Metaphors
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