Former communist dictator, Mao Zedong’s portrait on the Chinese currency shows that "leftists murderers seem to get a pass" for their crimes, China expert Gordon Chang said. "If Germany put ...

He’s been labeled one of history’s worst dictators, but in this small town Mao Zedong is nothing but a hero. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Mao takes his place in Chinese history alongside characters like Ying Zheng, better known as Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty (221-209 BCE), who unified China after the long ...

Known around the world as Chairman Mao, Mao Zedong led the bloody two-decade-long revolution that overthrew Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and established the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Mao Zedong biography paints hair-raising portrait . “It is better to let half the people die so that the other half can eat their fill,” Mao said during the famine provoked by his Great Leap ...

The mood at the 120th anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong’s birthday is relatively muted, by Chinese standards.

Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward was the biggest episode of mass murder in the history of the world. But it rarely gets the recognition it deserves. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

In the Red Army period, Mao Zedong's wife He Zizhen was a legendary woman. In 1925, 16-year-old He Zizhen became the first female party member and the first woman minister in Yongxin County ...

Skip to main content. Mao Zedong 毛泽东 (1935-1976) Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1976-1981) Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 (1978-1997) Hu Yaobang 胡耀邦 (1981-1987) ...