China's Memories of Mao Fade to Nostalgia 50 Years After His Death
- Nostalgia for Mao Zedong's egalitarian ideals is rising among Chinese youth as the country grapples with economic inequality and intense competition in education and the job market.
- In December, a viral video series on Bilibili argued the 2017 movie 'Youth' was a subtle ode to the Cultural Revolution, gaining over 35 million views before removal by authorities.
- University student Xie Kaiyue, 22, said, "I still revere him very much," while in Shijiazhuang, 20-year-old Wang Zhihao called Mao a "great figure" at a statue ceremony.
- While the Chinese Communist Party maintains Mao was a revolutionary hero, it labels the Cultural Revolution a "grave mistake" and reports the Great Famine killed around 15 million people.
- President Xi Jinping warns against "historical nihilism," while Kerry Brown of the Lau China Institute calls romanticized nostalgia a "total fabrication," and Adelaide University professor Mobo Gao credits Mao with establishing the modern PRC.
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50 years after the founder of communist China, Mao Zedong, left this world, a look back gives rise to both frowns and amusement.
Commemorating Mao Zedong on the 50th anniversary of his death
As we commemorate Mao on the 50th anniversary of his death it seems appropriate to take careful note of his critical role in the transformation of China from a suffering victim of foreign imperialism and domestic exploitation into a modernizing socialist state that rapidly and dramatically improved the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
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This Wednesday, a crowd commemorates in Shaoshan Square the fifty years of the death of Communist dictator Mao. This figure of the Chinese Communist Party remains for many a hero of the Chinese revolution.
On the 50th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, who contributed to the founding of China, thousands of young people from all over China gathered in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, Mao's hometown, on the 9th. Although it was a voluntary gathering, under the watchful eye of local police, they sang revolutionary songs to commemorate Mao. Near his birthplace…
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