China grapples with revolutionary past, 100 years on By Robert Saiget (AFP) – 1 day ago /snip But the celebrations will be muted, particularly compared with those that marked the 90th birthday in July of the ruling Communist Party. That, say experts, is because of the troublesome connotations with democracy and Taiwan. The Nationalist government was overthrown in 1949 after a bloody civil war with the Communist Party that has ruled China ever since, forcing the Nationalists to flee to Taiwan. "The (Communist) party will play up the ability of the people to throw off the yoke of imperialism, that...