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Mao Zedong

In the cockpit of Angola’s ideological struggle – Fred Bridgland’s ‘The Guerrilla and the Journalist’

BOOK REVIEW

In the cockpit of Angola’s ideological struggle – Fred Bridgland’s ‘The Guerrilla and the Journalist’

By Luthando Dyasop

A sea change in China’s attitude towards wildlife exploitation may just save the planet

OUR BURNING PLANET

A sea change in China’s attitude towards wildlife exploitation may just save the planet

By Tiara Walters

Newsdeck

Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction

By AFP

China: A not so Happy 50th Birthday for the Cultural Revolution

World

China: A not so Happy 50th Birthday for the Cultural Revolution

By J Brooks Spector

Op-Ed: Zuma's 'Chairman Mao' moment

South Africa

Op-Ed: Zuma's 'Chairman Mao' moment

By J Brooks Spector

From collectivism to CEO: the transformation of China’s President Xi

World

From collectivism to CEO: the transformation of China’s President Xi

By Asia Times Online

Does Jacob Zuma really hate the West?

South Africa

Does Jacob Zuma really hate the West?

By J Brooks Spector

China dodges politically sensitive questions at key congress

Newsdeck

China dodges politically sensitive questions at key congress

By Reuters

As China enters new era, how much of Mao will stay?

Newsdeck

As China enters new era, how much of Mao will stay?

By Reuters

Chen case hints at cracks in Chinese decision-making

World

Chen case hints at cracks in Chinese decision-making

By Asia Times Online

'Mao's Last Dancer' and the universal leitmotif of artistic freedom

Politics

'Mao's Last Dancer' and the universal leitmotif of artistic freedom

By Andy Rice