Hey, what's up? It's Gustavo Areano. This week, we're playing some of the times as greatest hits, our favorite episodes from this past year.

And here's an episode from July, part two of our coverage on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and the young people who are trying to fight against its ascendancy.

Take it away, past Gustavo.

Red flags flying in the air. people singing in the streets, the unveiling of a history museum, social media nonstop.

On July 1st, the Chinese Communist Party kicked off its 100-year anniversary by celebrating China's economic success and ambitions to create a new world order.

The festivities, of course, are carefully choreographed.

For decades, the Communist Party has crushed any counter-narratives

to promote a whitewashed version of China's history.

Those who deviate from the party's official narrative

suffer retribution, and records of that punishment have been expunged as well.

In the 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party's existence, China has seen decades of civil war, famine, and in recent years a surge as a global power.

But critics say that the country's economic success has come at the expense of human rights and freedom of speech.

My colleague Alice Sue is the Times Beijing Bureau Chief and covers the ebbs and flow of China.

Welcome to the Times, Alice.

Hi.

So Alice, in the past year, the Chinese Communist Party has been gearing up for its centennial celebrations.

There's been this huge buildup. The 100th anniversary is a really big deal.

There have been a lot of big official events.

We had this huge fireworks display and thousands of people in the Bird's Nest Stadium,

which they built for the Beijing Olympics.

You know, on the street corners, we have photo exhibits.

We have screens that are playing patriotic videos

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