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 le...
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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 ...
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BEIJING, Oct 21 (Reuters) - There are women to be found in
China's halls of power, but most of them are serving tea. Nearly 60 years after Mao Zedong's Communists came to power
championing women a...
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BEIJING, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Yu Zhengsheng has been named
Communist Party secretary of Shanghai, the top official in
China's financial centre, the official Xinhua news agency said
on Saturday, conf...
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BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China's Communist Party
endorsed a new inner sanctum of power on Monday, including four
born after the 1949 revolution and a record number of the
"princeling" offspring...
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Nov 13 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on November 20 since 1900: 1917 - A British force including 324 tanks struck at the
German lines at Cambrai, the first bi...
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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...
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"It would be so hard for me to wear a brand," said Ken Tanabe, a 27-year-old designer with a slim build and friendly eyes. Like so many twentysomething Parsons grads/frustrated musicians/Williamsbu...
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Jiang Qing
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