Mao Zedong
(1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the People's Republic of China. Mao was one of the leading figures of the twentieth century. Beyond serving ...
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Social Stratification—China
When the socialist government of Mao Zedong (1893–1976) came to power in 1949, one of its major goals was to reduce the stark inequalities of income and wealt...
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Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a Chinese statesman whose status as a revolutionary in world history is probably next only to that of Lenin.More than anyone else in recent times, Mao Zedong, with his suppl...
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A Chinese proverb regarding criticism states as follows:
"Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead."
It is widely thought of Mao, however, that the Chairman would not let h...
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After Mao died in September 1976, Maoism has changed greatly in china due to Hua Guofeng's success to Mao's position as chairman and premier. During the period of 1976-79, Hua guofeng and his party s...
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Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung to westerners) was remembered and revered as a great revolutionary hero. However, his achievements as a ruler have been severely impaired because he was amongst the worst pol...
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Mao Zedong was a dominant political leader in China that lived from 1893 to 1976. While he was alive he was able to unite China and as the basic founder of the People's Republic of China. On October 1...
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Gandhi vs. Mao
Mao and Gandhi became key leaders in each of their countries, India and china. Although they both wanted very similar things to happen to their countries, they used very different tact...
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The essence of the Chinese Communist Revolution was led by the prospects of a permanent totalitarian authority under Mao Zedong. One key goal Mao strived to achieve was a society without classes. T...
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Los Angeles (dpa) - Robert De Niro is to produce a movie about the
rise of Mao Zedong and communism in China, based on the memoirs of
one of the only Western journalists to ...
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UNESCO unlikely to register Iwami silver mine as World Heritage
TOKYO - An advisory body of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization has recommended forgoing th...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier
group sailed through the tense waters between China and Taiwan
after it was denied entry last week to a Hong Kong port, the
U.S. Navy said Thursday. ...
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Authorities closed the mausoleum of Taiwan's late dictator Chiang Kai-shek on Monday as part of the ruling party's vigorous campaign to diminish the legacy of the late leader.The Defense Ministry o...
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Hong Kong (dpa) - A Hong Kong billionaire has paid a record 17.3
million US dollars for a painting of China's Chairman Mao Zedong by
pop artist Andy Warhol, it was revealed ...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Saturday
officially renamed one of Taipei's major landmarks, the Chiang Kai-
shek Memorial Hall, in part of his government'...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
AN OVERDUE MEMORIAL (The Wall Street Journal, New York)
Considering the enormity of what it commemorates, the Memorial
to the Victims of ...
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Cameron Diaz apologized Sunday for carrying a bag with a political slogan that evoked painful memories in Peru.The voice of Princess Fiona in the animated "Shrek" films visited the Incan city of Ma...
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The Communist Party of China added 2.6 million members last year, further enhancing its status as the world's biggest political party, state media reported Tuesday.Xinhua News Agency said the incre...
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An hours-long battle between police and Maoist rebels armed with machine guns and mortars ended with the deaths of 25 rebels and 24 police, authorities said Wednesday.The rebels ambushed more than ...
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