Almost 30 years after his death, Mao remains the sacred symbol that China dare not touch. His massive portrait still looms above the entrance to the Forbidden City.

Real or not? Mao at a glance Born: Dec. 26, 1893 Died: Sept. 9, 1976 Communist leader Mao Zedong led the overthrow of Chiang Kai-Shek in 1949 and the founding of the People's Republic of China.

So says Howard Balloch, a former Canadian ambassador to China from 1996 to 2001, who praised Mao Zedong during his testimony to the Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations, according ...

On Jan 9, 1940 Mao Zedong made a speech titled "Politics and Culture of New Democracy" at the First Congress of Cultural Association in Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region, proposing a complete ...

The Gao Brothers are known for their provocative sculptures, which critique the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong, and his regime.

Chinese President Xi Jinping used a speech remembering Mao Zedong to push a framework the current leader rolled out recently to counter the West’s capitalist model. The “central task” of the ...

Almost 30 years after his death, Mao remains the sacred symbol that China dare not touch. His massive portrait still looms above the entrance to the Forbidden City.