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Mao Zedong
The 75-Year Quest to Make China Great Again
By Elizabeth Economy
On the surface, there is little that connects Xi Jinping’s PRC to that of Mao and Deng. But a closer examination of Xi’s rejuvenation strategy reveals an enduring set of political and economic principles and a high degree of policy continuity.
How Chinese Maoism Intellectually Shaped Modern Palestinian Jihadism
By Benjamin R. Young
Mao’s China has had a profound and lasting ideological impact on the Palestinian national movement.
Maoist Thought and Xi Jinping’s Leadership
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Daniel Leese.
The Use and Misuse of History: What Should We Learn From the Korean War?
By (Clark) Aoqi Wu
Drawing the wrong lessons from the end of the Korean War hinders a useful assessment of deterrence in the original Cold War.
A Plane Crash and Prigozhin’s Lin Biao Moment
By James Gethyn Evans
The downing of a plane that may have killed the leader of the Wagner Group parallels an incident in Mao’s China.
Stop Talking About a ‘Chinese Way of War’
By Rick Chersicla
Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong’s teachings do not embody the theoretical underpinnings of a unique Chinese way of war, but rather demonstrate widely held general principles.
David Shambaugh on China’s Political Personalities, From Mao to Xi
By Shannon Tiezzi
“Although their respective periods of rule are four decades apart, and China has changed so much in the interim, it is really quite striking just how much Mao and Xi have in common.”
The Present in the Past: 100 Years of the Chinese Communist Party
By Tony Saich
As the CCP celebrates its centennial, how close is the party of Xi Jinping to its founding vision?
From China to the US, the ‘Self-Reliance’ Slogan is Back
By Benjamin R. Young
With Xi Jinping’s neo-Maoist rhetoric and Trump’s calls for African self-reliance, the Cold War ideological concept is back.
When Emulating Mao, Xi Should Not Forget the Cultural Revolution
By Chi Wang
Mao’s quest for uncontested power culminated in a national tragedy – and a deeply personal one for the author.
The Trump-Kim Lovefest Isn’t Actually Unusual
By Pete Millwood
Trump didn't blunder in hailing Kim; this is how U.S. presidents often treat dictators. Look at Nixon and Mao.
Xi Jinping and China-North Korea Relations
By Adam Cathcart
Xi Jinping is putting his stamp on all levels of the Chinese-North Korean relationship.
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