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After Mao Seized Power in China, It Was Anything but Liberating

In 1949 when the communists and Mao seized power in China, propagandists painted it as an act of liberation and the country’s first steps into modernity. This year, such views are being pushed harder than usual as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) marks the 100th anniversary of its founding in July. As part of the ...

Rory Karsten

Mao proclaiming the People's Republic of China.