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China's Mao nostalgia surges among youth who never lived under him
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— Sep 6, 2026
Amid China’s slowing economy and growing inequality, nostalgia for Mao Zedong’s egalitarian era is rising, with sites like Nanjie’s Maoist village and Dazhai’s Mao-praised past drawing tourists and sparking renewed public interest. While official CHina acknowledges the Cultural Revolution as a grave mistake, residents and visitors alike continue to revere Mao’s legacy and the period’s communal ideals, often through imagery and cooperative ownership that funded housing and local enterprises.
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Dana Whitfield
Inequality is real and people want answers, but romanticizing Mao skips over the human cost of that era entirely.
Gao Zhen is sentenced for 'insulting heroes'
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— Aug 25, 2026
China sentenced artist Gao Zhen, 70, to three years in prison for “insulting heroes” over provocative Mao Zedong sculptures, a move rights groups say retroactively applies a vague law to his 2005–2009 work and suppresses artistic expression. Gao plans to appeal while his detention and family travel bans draw international condemnation from Amnesty International and CHRD, highlighting concerns about political repression and due process.
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Watch BLM Founder Praise Book by Comparing It to Communist Mao's Manifesto
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— May 9, 2021
A vintage look back at a founder of the Black Lives Matter movement gives ammunition to those who liken the initials “BLM” to Black Liberal Marxists. The website National Pulse last week unearthed a 2010 video that…
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Xi Jinping Revives Decades-Old Playbook To Supercharge China’s Surveillance State
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— Jun 5, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seeking a more potent surveillance state in China and reviving a Mao-era program to achieve it, The New York Times reported Saturday. The revamped approach, dubbed the “Fengqiao…
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Ken Paxton Shuts Down Alleged ‘Birth Tourism Center’ He Says Helped Chinese Nationals
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Team USA’s Reaction to New Zealand’s Haka Dance Goes Viral Before Blow Out Victory
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— Aug 27, 2023
New Zealand began its Basketball World Cup game against Team USA Saturday with a ritual show of strength in the Maori Haka dance. But in the end the inspiration was not enough to hold off the American team as Team USA…
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