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China is bringing back Mao to counter Trump. Even a fallen father has some uses

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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.

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  1. 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.

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