One key factor in Mao’s personal life was tragedy, which included the murder of his family members. Among them was his 29-year-old second wife,Yang Kaihui, the mother of their sons Anying, Anqing and ...

In China, people call Mao Zedong (1893-1976) “Mao Zhuxi,” or “Chairman Mao.” Mao, who led his country’s communist revolution, was once chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; ...

A new generation is embracing Mao's teachings to cope with modern pressures, but analysts say the trend gives Beijing reason to be wary When you are denied a pay rise, when you feel anxious about your ...

Half a century after the death of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, fascination with the chairman is growing among young Chinese people.

Fifty years after Mao Zedong's death, his image and ideas remain deeply embedded in China, where his portrait still dominates Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and Communist Party rhetoric ...

While the ruling Chinese Communist Party maintains Mao was a revolutionary hero, it publicly acknowledged after his death that his devastating Cultural Revolution was a "grave mistake" – a verdict ...

BEIJING, CHINA—Tiananmen Square symbolizes modern China. The space forever will be remembered as the focus of the mass demonstrations dispersed by brute military force in 1989. Today the square is ...

China has transformed since Mao Zedong's death 50 years ago. But his legacy endures — from Xi Jinping's rule to a new wave of Mao nostalgia among young Chinese. On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong died.

Photographer Cristina de Middel's new book Party is meant to question the idea of political power in a playful way. In the book, de Middel has taken the original text from Chairman Mao Zedong’s Little ...