Mao Zedong
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China expected to grant Xi Jinping another 5-year term with no major changesThe congress comes as China's economy faces major headwinds amid a near-collapse in the real estate sector and the toll on retail and manufacturing imposed by COVID restrictions.WorldOct 15, 2022
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India arrests 5 activists for alleged Maoist tiesIndian police have arrested five rights activists for suspected links to Maoist rebels in raids on their homes and offices in several places in the country.PoliticsAug 29, 2018
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Xi Jinping’s historic power grab a ‘critical moment in China’s history’The move is widely seen as the culmination of the 64-year-old Xi’s efforts since being appointed leader of the ruling Communist Party in 2012 to concentrate power in his own hands.PoliticsMar 4, 2018
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China temporarily censors the letter ‘N’ as Xi Jinping looks to extend his time in powerChinese social media users are seeing a crackdown on an already heavily censored internet — after President Xi Jinping and his party proposed legislation that could let Xi govern for an extended period of time.WorldMar 1, 2018
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Chinese official fired after calling Mao ‘a devil’ on social mediaAn official in China was fired after calling Mao Zedong a "devil" and called the annual commemoration of Mao's birthday "the world's largest cult activity".WorldJan 17, 2017
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Giant golden statue of Mao Zedong demolished in central ChinaA Chinese village has abruptly demolished a statue of communist China's founder, Mao Zedong, after images of the structure covered in gold paint and looming 37 metres over farmland attracted heated discussion on social media.WorldJan 11, 2016
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Giant 36.6-m statue of Mao built in ChinaA giant gold-coloured statue of the late Mao Zedong was built in a rural region of China.WorldJan 6, 2016
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China marks Mao’s birthday with controlled tributeChina's leaders bowed three times before a statue of Mao Zedong on the 120th anniversary of his birth Thursday in carefully controlled celebrations that also sought to uphold the market-style reforms he would have opposed.WorldDec 26, 2013
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China marks Mao’s birthday with controlled tributeChina's leaders celebrated the 120th anniversary Mao Zedong's birth in carefully controlled celebrations that also sought to uphold the market reforms that came after his death.Dec 26, 2013
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