BEIJING – Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949 and ran it virtually uncontested until his death on Sept. 9, 1976. While his ...

Despite the Nationalists’ superior resources and foreign support, Mao Zedong’s Communist forces prevailed in the brutal civil war that followed World War II. This video explains how disciplined ...

The New York Times’ archival Twitter account deleted a tweet on Monday that described Mao Zedong as “one of history’s great revolutionary figures.” The now-deleted tweet, which was recirculating the ...

The trilogy continues with The Mao Years, a look at the next period of modern China’s history: Mao Zedong’s rule, from 1949 to his death in 1976. The film begins with the celebrations marking the ...

On Oct. 1, 1949, Mao Zedong stood atop Tiananmen — the Gate of Heavenly Peace — and proclaimed the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. His victorious army paraded below across central ...

BEIJING -- Nearly three decades after his death, Mao Zedong has a new title: Great-grandfather. Mao's first great-grandson was born this week on the 110th anniversary of Mao's birth, a newspaper ...

After the dynasty fell, China fractured into warlord fiefdoms and a deadly struggle between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong.

LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) --A typed letter from 1937 signed by Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong sold for $918,000 at Sotheby's, far surpassing estimates. The letter, addressed to British Labor ...

The movie about the early years of "The Great Helmsman" has a $4.9 million budget and will be screened as part of celebrations marking the 120th anniversary of the leader's birth in December. By ...

TAIPEI (Reuters LIfe!) - Mao Zedong, the man who routed China's Nationalists in a civil war and sent them fleeing to Taiwan in 1949, has just surfaced behind convenience store counters on the same ...

Chinese universities are vastly expanding online courses aimed at foreign students, hoping to promote Chinese culture and values around the world. One of the first attempts, “Introduction to Mao ...