Netizen Voices: Cross-Strait Battle of the Grandsons
Demos Chiang, founder of the Taiwanese design company DEM Inc. and one of Chiang Kai-shek’s great...
Mao Xinyu
China Probes Foreign Ties of Rights Lawyer, NGOs
Reuters’ Sui-Lee Wee reports that interrogation of arrested rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has...
River Crabbed: Disappearing Comments on Disclosure
Last week saw New Citizens’ Movement founder Xu Zhiyong convicted of “gathering...
Officials’ Offspring Enjoy Earnings Boost
A study from Tsinghua University indicates that college graduates with family ties to government officials appear to enjoy advantages in the workplace. From Beijing Evening News, via Global Times: Researchers found that...
Photo Series: Scenes from the Two Sessions
China’s once-in-a-decade leadership transition is underway at the “Two Sessions,” the annual convening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). CDT has collected...
Chairman Mao’s Grandson Proclaims Nepotism Was Key to Promotion
“The unspoken thought when Chairman’s Mao grandson was appointed as China’s youngest ever major-general last week was that revolutionary heritage had triumphed over martial prowess.” From the Telegraph:...
Mao’s Grandson, Promoted to Major General, Faces Ridicule
From the Los Angeles Times: For many Chinese, he’s a curious conundrum, an emerging national figure with some serious public relations issues. The only grandson of Mao Tse-tung, the Great Helmsman himself, Mao...
Chairman Mao’s Grandson Holds Same Military Rank
According to the Global Times, Mao Xinyu has not been promoted to military general, as was reported in a number of other newspapers. (H/T Shanghaiist) Reports that Chairman Mao’s only grandson was promoted to the rank of...
Mao’s Grandson Rises in Chinese Military (Updated with Photos)
The New York Times reports on the current whereabouts of Mao Zedong’s sole grandson, Mao Xinyu: He enjoys generous helpings of red braised pork, collects Chinese fans and keeps an unapologetically patriotic blog. Now Mao...
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