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A practical analysis of popular Chinese magazines

Ma Boyong (马伯庸) rates magazines according to their mousepad functionality.

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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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