Jiang Qing (1914-1991) was a Chinese Revolutionary. "The Gang of Four" was the name given to Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong, and her three allies, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen, who led the attack on traditional Chinese culture during...

Jiang Qing, 77, the widow of China's Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung who fell from power after her husband's death and was jailed as a counterrevolutionary for her role in the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, committed suicide May 14 at her villa in Beijing....

Ai Qing was a renowned poet who made a significant contribution to the new literary genre of "modern poetry" in China. This style, which was greatly influenced by Western literature, did not emerge until the second decade of the century. In a career...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former model Carla Bruni join a long list of politician-celebrity couples who have made headlines. Some others:Argentine President Carlos Menem and former Miss Universe Cecilia Bolocco of Chile.The president, 77, married Bolocco, 42, in 2001, but announced in May 2007...

In a long and speckled career overseas, I have witnessed many unusual Christmases. None were more peculiar than the two spent in the exile capital of the godless fathers of Chinese communism, whose heirs are sponsors next August of the originally pagan Olympic games.The scene...