This Day in History: Founding of the Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China turns 100 this month, founded in Shanghai in July 1921.

by Ned Kelly, 23 July 2022

Explainer: Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung? We Have the Answer

On paper, the Great Helmsman hasn't always had the same name.

by Jesse Pottinger, 26 August 2019

Stalin Used Secret Laboratory to Analyze Mao's Poop

Former Soviet agent says excrement used to construct psychological portraits.

by Daniel Mannering, 30 January 2016

Henan's 37-Meter Gold 'Mega Mao' Demolished

Henan's 37-meter-tall golden Mao is no more.

by Matthew Bossons, 10 January 2016

PLA dispatches monkeys, dogs and falcons to prevent bird strikes from ruining military parade

Because taking out birds with jet engines would not be very 'anti-fascist.'

by Ella Wong, 28 August 2015

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