By Clifford Coonan Mao Zedong‘s face already adorns every bank ... City in the heart of the country’s capital, Beijing. Now China’s founding father is set to feature in an animated film ...

The post also included archival footage of Mao Zedong, who founded the People’s Republic of China, speaking in 1953 when the U.S. and China were on opposite sides of the Korean War.

After closing for a period, China’s universities reopened on a limited basis from 1970, with selection criteria based on ...

A curious thing happened two weeks ago as China was preparing celebrations for the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth. One of the main events — a symphony of favorite Communist songs at ...

For a decade, Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution deliberately ... “Swimming to Freedom: My Escape From China and the Cultural Revolution” by Kent Wong (Abrams Press) “Swimming to Freedom ...

Chinese president and Communist party chief Xi Jinping attended the 9 a.m. ceremony along with China’s top leaders. More elaborate rituals were conducted in Mao’s hometown of Hunan province.

To many people in China, Mao Zedong is the country’s eternal father – “No Mao, no China,” is the mantra often repeated by his supporters. His giant portrait hangs over the gate of Beijing ...

Nearly three decades after the death of Communist leader Mao Zedong, the "Great Helmsman" is still nearly omnipresent in China. Mao Zedong. In spirit, master of all he surveys right here in the ...

China’s most powerful leader since strongmen ... Lyric Li in Seoul contributed to this report. Since the days of Mao Zedong, smooth leadership transitions have mostly eluded the Chinese ...

A curious thing happened two weeks ago as China was preparing celebrations for the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth. One of the main events — a symphony of favorite Communist songs at ...