They didn't want a strong central government so they apposed the convention.
<span><span>The Cultural Revolution, formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to preserve 'true' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society, and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party. The Revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position of power after the Great Leap Forward. The movement paralyzed China politically and significantly affected the country economically and socially.</span>
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Well it seems like they can live on land or water, I think the tectonic plates had alot to do with it also.
Issues resonate across cultures because of their different beliefs and practices. this causes arguments in what is right and wrong when it comes to religion.
"All the man of the nation are called by the law of God and Humanity to be free and equal brothers, and only republic could assure this." It also favored a unitary state because " without unity there is no truly a nation, since without unity there is no strength."
