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How Mao Molded Communism to Create a New China – by Roderick MacFarquhar – NYT

October 24, 2017 / China, Fiction and Folklore

“Toward the end of his life, dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease, Mao Zedong claimed two achievements: leading the Communist revolution to victory and starting the Cultural Revolution. By pinpointing these episodes, he had underlined the lifelong contradiction in his attitudes toward revolution and state power. Mao molded Communism to fit his two personas. To use …

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Fraud Scandals Sap China’s Dream of Becoming a Science Superpower – by Amy Qin – NYT

October 24, 2017 / China

“BEIJING — Having conquered world markets and challenged American political and military leadership, China has set its sights on becoming a global powerhouse in a different field: scientific research. It now has more laboratory scientists than any other country, outspends the entire European Union on research and development, and produces more scientific articles than any …

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Xi Jinping Presses Military Overhaul- and Two Generals Disappear – The New York Times

October 24, 2017 / China

BEIJING — He was one of China’s most prominent commanders, with hopes of rising higher. So when Gen. Fang Fenghui disappeared from public view, it sent a clear warning to the top leaders of the People’s Liberation Army: President Xi Jinping was not done shaking up their once-unassailable ranks. General Fang, the chief of the …

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