On the 9th September 1976, Chairman Mao died, marking the end of his rule of China and effectively ending the decade long cultural revolution (the beginning of which was marked by the 50th anniversary in May this year).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...or-china-anniversary-mao-40-years-after-death
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...eed-to-know-about-chinas-political-convulsion
Accross China groups are commemorating the death of Mao, in stark contrast to the consensus about the evils of Maos rule amongst historians, and even admissions of mistakes amongst China's Communist Party over the disasterous consequences of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. For the ruling Communist Party this is difficult low key celebration given that Mao is a historical source of the legitimacy of Chinese Communist rule. The one area of agreement is on the significance of Mao as a historical figure in the history of 20th century China through revolution, world war and civil war.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
Do you think Mao was a force for good or ill in China? After the changes that have taken place in China, Would you still consider China communist? Should China's Communist History be discussed freely without the threat of censorship? And do you think it will remain communist in the future or will a new system take its place?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...or-china-anniversary-mao-40-years-after-death
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...eed-to-know-about-chinas-political-convulsion
Accross China groups are commemorating the death of Mao, in stark contrast to the consensus about the evils of Maos rule amongst historians, and even admissions of mistakes amongst China's Communist Party over the disasterous consequences of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. For the ruling Communist Party this is difficult low key celebration given that Mao is a historical source of the legitimacy of Chinese Communist rule. The one area of agreement is on the significance of Mao as a historical figure in the history of 20th century China through revolution, world war and civil war.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
Do you think Mao was a force for good or ill in China? After the changes that have taken place in China, Would you still consider China communist? Should China's Communist History be discussed freely without the threat of censorship? And do you think it will remain communist in the future or will a new system take its place?