I never met Mao Zedong. (Nixon did not take anyone from the Department of State to his meeting with the chairman on February 21, 1972.) Mao Zedong had a force and energy which none but men of ...

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.

Ning wrote this on X while sharing a video of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong from 1953 during its war with the US. In the video posted on X, Zedong said, "As to how long this war will last, we ...

In the Feb. 7, 1953 speech at the Fourth Session of the First National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Mao Zedong vowed to keep fighting the Korean War until ...

Red Guards hold aloft booklets containing the writings of Mao Zedong as they lead a demonstration of some 200,000 people in front of the Soviet Embassy in Beijing on August 29, 1966.

Mao Zedong Thought continued to develop during the War of Liberation (1946-1949) and after the People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded in 1949.

They stand for an hour or more, in blazing sun or winter cold, waiting patiently to pay their respects to the Great Helmsman. They place flowers at the foot of a Mao statue.

To many Chinese, probably one of the best known photos of Chairman Mao Zedong is one where the ailing leader kisses the hand of the first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. It was shot in ...