Tag Archives: Mao Zedong

An interview with Chairman Mao’s grandson

An interview with Chairman Mao’s grandson, Mao Xinyu, new member of the CPPCC and traditional Chinese medicine enthusiast.

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Mao Zedong Thought cures deaf mutes

A Cultural Revolution video showing deaf mute ids cured by Mao Zedong thought.

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Danwei Picks: Working two jobs, Yao can’t keep up

China’s sovereign fund; Yao’s foot injury; Mao’s Hundred Flowers passive aggression; a new Beijing airport; an international hightway in Kunming.

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Danwei Picks: Stephen Chow the migrant worker

CJ7 and class struggle; Catherine Sampson’s Chinese mysteries; Mao’s 10 million women; and branch campuses in China.

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Seasons greetings from Danwei

Seasons greetings from Danwei.

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Danwei Picks: 2007-12-13

CMP on Mao’s royalty earnings, Virtual China on ‘red’ SMS, Yilishen boss gets busted, and New Oriental launches a Chinese learning service.

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Mao Zedong’s calligraphy on your computer

Chairman Mao has a font! (毛泽东字体)

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Beijing Bestsellers: Narnia and Lei Feng, but no Brokeback for now

This week’s bestselling books in Beijing. Narnia series, foreign scholarship on Mao Zedong, and Lei Feng are included. Also, a discussion of why Brokeback Mountain isn’t coming to China.

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The questionable legality of a Mao impersonator

A Mao impersonator promotes a restaurant but runs afoul of the nation’s advertising laws.

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David Moser on Mao impersonators

I first became aware of this phenomenon in 1992 when I turned on a Beijing TV variety show and was jolted by the sight of “Mao Zedong” and “Zhou Enlai” playing a game of ping pong. They both gave short, rousing speeches, and then were reverently interviewed by the emcee, who thanked them profusely for taking time off from their governmental duties to appear on the show.

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