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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Five-Anti Campaign was a 1952 mass political movement in the People's Republic of China targeting the urban bourgeoisie and private capitalists for economic crimes.
- How did the Five-Anti Campaign differ from the Three-Anti Campaign?
- What were the five offences attacked in the campaign?
- How did the campaign advance socialist transformation?
- Why was the campaign launched in 1952?

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