The Boston Globe, December 26th, 1993
There is a touch of the poet in most revolutionaries -- and a touch of the revolutionary in most poets. But among revolutionary leaders, the finest poet -- and among poets, the most successful revolutionary leader -- has to be Mao Zedong, who was born 100 years ago today. Most commemorations will properly focus on Mao's major achievement, the People's Republic of China, and attempt to assess whether the booming market economy of present-day China bears any resemblance to the "new China" that Mao struggled to build. Many commentators will find no larger role for Mao in China's economic boom tha...
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