Rappler's latest stories on Mao Zedong
Ghosts of China's past haunt former capital Nanjing
Nanjing locals still remember when Mao Zedong's Nationalist rivals controlled China from their city, and some hint at dismay over its lost stature

China arrests student leader for celebrating Mao's birthday
There are no official events to mark Mao Zedong's 125th birthday

Giant statue for China's Chairman Mao
The statue towers some 37 meters 121 feet over empty fields in the central province of Henan

China TV host suspended over insulting Mao
State broadcaster CCTV says it is investigating Bi Fujian for having caused a serious social impact

'Confucius' on the South China Sea dispute
What would Confucius say if the foreign secretaries of the Philippines and China seek his opinion on the South China sea dispute?

Song swooning over presidential couple goes viral in China
Catchy hit Uncle Xi loves Mother Peng celebrating the legendary romance between President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan comes as China s ruling party seeks to burnish Xi s image as a man of the people

Boxing: China's Zou Shiming fast-tracked towards world title shot
Chinese boxer Zou Shiming is being fast tracked towards a world title fight in November less than two years after turning professional
China's Xi notes Mao's 'mistakes' on 120th anniversary
Revolutionary leaders are not gods but human beings We cannot worship them like gods or refuse to allow people to point out and correct their errors just because they are great says China president Xi Jinping
S. Africa's China ambassador 'compares Mandela to Mao'
In the days since Mandela s death Chinese state print and broadcast media have run reports highlighting the late South African leader s praise of Mao
China reform pledges show Xi assuming Deng mantle: analysts
Like Deng the man who led China from 1978 to 1992 and launched the country s boom following the death of Mao Zedong Xi has made economic reform a top priority
'Communism camp' for China's future leaders
China s future communist elite are being trained in Mao Zedong s former guerrilla base an effort to buttress the revolutionary roots of a regime striving to maintain its legitimacy
China warns of 'further actions' in Japan row
China s defence minister warned his country reserved the right to take further actions to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan
Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary
Thousands of anti Japan protesters rallied across China over a territorial row on a key historical anniversary
Everything has changed, everything remains the same
The Philippine paradox is that despite the inevitable change at the surface everything remains the same