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Filmmaker With Mao Satchel
Communist Chic.
Sun Shuyun tracks down survivors of the Chinese Communist Party's Long March »
The article's title suggests it's about finding Mao Zedong's unaccounted-for offspring, and though there is only brief discussion near the end.
Andrew J. Nathan reviews Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday »
Nathan worries about the amount of uncheckable sources and the authors' interpretation of available sources.
China Digital Times links to several reviews of Mao: The Unknown Story »
The Washtington Times' (perhaps surprisingly) review and USA Today's (unsurprisingly) are the least critical.
Nicholas D. Kristof reviews Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday »
Be sure to check out the "Mao Reconsidered" audio slideshow to hear Kristof speak Chinese (at the very end).
Everything you think you know about Mao Zedong is wrong »
He tried to destroy China, and he came close.
Why the phrase "let a thousand [x] bloom" should not be used idly »
It led to the Cultural Revolution in China, which killed millions.
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