Beijing has conveniently brought back Mao Zedong from the boondocks of modern history to counter Trump. Mao’s blemished legacy is a tricky one for the Chinese Community Party – eager to distance from his gory actions but not fully able to jettison him. A fallen father has some uses, after all.
China is bringing back Mao to counter Trump. Even a fallen father has some uses
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The Chinese economy over the last ten years would have performed better, avoided some pitfalls, if President Xi had governed more along the pragmatism of Paramount Leader Deng.