What does Xi Jinping think of Mao Zedong and his deeds?

Xi would be unlikely to express his opinions about Mao to anyone but his wife because, for one thing, it would take so long to tell the story behind his opinions. Would he tell how Mao rescued his father from Death Row then imprisoned him for seven years in solitary? read more

In fact early in Xi’s administration it was so obvious that he didn’t like Mao, that he spent two weeks talking about how wonderful Mao was in order to placate people in the Party that were fans of Mao Zedong, and his efforts to convince people that he didn’t hate Mao made it even more obvious that he doesn’t like Mao. read more

Xi Jinping is No Mao Zedong Aug 4, 2016 Keyu Jin Much of the world is watching Chinese President Xi Jinping with suspicion as he re-centralizes authority and pursues a radical anti-corruption campaign that many think is a fig leaf for a political purge. read more

BEIJING — China’s Communist Party on Tuesday elevated President Xi Jinping to the same exalted status as the nation’s founding father, Mao Zedong, by writing his name and ideas into the party constitution. read more