The founder the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong, died on September 9, 1976. His departure ushered in a new geopolitical era, in which Switzerland did not want to be left on the sidelines.

Mao's 1964 "Third Front Construction" initiative was motivated by Cold War fears of nuclear attack, fuelled by the deepening ...

China Media Project has published a translation of an extended article by Qin Shi at the Mang Mang newsletter, detailing the work and attitudes of some of China’s legions of low-paid ...

That puts China on pace for a two-year drop of 1.4 percentage points, a slide not seen since the 1960s and 1970s, when Mao Zedong presided over a weak economy, he added. Back then, Mao's ...

The upheavals of the Cultural Revolution left the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party eager for stability, even as forces ...

Mao's Legacy is no different. The game kicks off in April 1976. Former premier, consummate diplomat, and archetypal reformer ...

World Review of Political Economy Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter 2014 Mao Zedong and the Independent and Compr... Mao Zedong and the Independent and Comprehensive Industrial System and the Modernization of New ...

Mao Zedong remains one of the most controversial figures in modern world history. This 'living legacy' is the subject of intense, ongoing debate both within China and throughout the rest of the world.

The world-famous boxer has ink markings across several areas of his anatomy, with doubts over the significance of the image ...

Mao Zedong remains one of the most controversial figures in modern world history. This 'living legacy' is the subject of intense, ongoing debate both within China and throughout the rest of the world.

Mao Zedong, pictured here in 1963, was an avid reader of classical literature A collection of handwritten notes by Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China, has been sold at auction for 10 times ...

Mao announced the birth of a new China.' PRESENTER:There's the Tiananmen gate where Mao ZeDong made that famous speech. It was only 38 years after the fall of the Empire, 'and after all the ...