Editor's Note

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the passing away of Chinese leader Mao Zedong who died on September 9, 1976. Mao was a Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, poet, and statesman who led China's communist revolution after decades of foreign occupation and civil war in the 20th century. Following the Communist Party of China's military victory over the Kuomintang in the Third Revolutionary Civil War (1945-49), Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949 in Beijing.


· Mao's Portrait in Tian'anmen Square Gets Renewed
· Chairman Mao No Longer a God in China
· 30th Anniversary of Chairman Mao's Death Marked
· New Mao Museum Under Construction
· Hu Calls for Study of Chinese Revolution History
· China to Release Films to Mark CPC's 85th Birthday
· Mao Portrait Sale Called Off After Criticism
· Huge Statue of Mao Zedong Stands in Tibet County
· Biography of Mao Zedong Big Hit in China Again
· Highways to Connect Hometown of Chairman Mao
· Shaoshan to Exhibit Badges Featuring Mao Zedong
· Collector Collects 80,000 Badges of Mao