Topic: Mao Tse-tung

Walter Rodgers Russians shouldn’t bury Lenin until they uncover his lies

Russians must face up to Lenin’s brutal legacy – as Germans did Hitler’s.
03/15/2011 11:30 am

In Pictures The Dalai Lama's career

Taiwan opens sensitive high-tech investment with rival China

The investment deal points to deeper trust – and gains – between China and Taiwan.
03/07/2011 01:08 pm

Walter Rodgers As Arab strongmen exit, will democracy really take root?

In Western history, state churches had to be weakened, monarchies discarded, and the 'divine right of kings' forfeited for democracy to grow. Which institutions and traditions are Arab nations prepared to give up? Something more than strongmen have to go if the new is to replace the old.
03/03/2011 09:55 am

Opinion Hyperinflation led to Hitler and Mao. What will China's currency manipulation lead to?

China's currency manipulation aggravates US politicians, but it could also upend its own economic gains. By keeping the yuan artificially low, China increases inflation to dire levels. Instead of whining about the policy, the US must emphasize this dangerous tradeoff to China.
03/01/2011 02:10 pm

High profile China-Taiwan spy case sends tremor through strengthening ties

The high-profile arrest will do more damage to Taiwan, where officials are under scrutiny for missing the suspected espionage, than it will to Taiwan-China relations.
02/11/2011 02:05 pm

Editor's Blog As world population heads toward a peak, Malthusian worries reemerge

By 2050, the planet will add the equivalent of a new China and India in population. Africa is increasingly seen as the new global breadbasket in the quest to feed all those people.
02/07/2011 09:12 am

3 good books for January reading

Travel the world through these three new books just released this month. In them, the Dalai Lama flees Tibet to save his followers, three men grapple with the past in post-war Sierra Leone, and an Indian-American returns to the country his parents left.
01/20/2011 08:10 am

Global News Blog Falling blackbirds in Arkansas: In Mao Zedong's China it was falling sparrows

The mysterious case of the blackbirds dropping from the Arkansas sky recalls Mao Zedong's Great Sparrow Massacre.
01/03/2011 08:58 am

The Great Walk of China

A journalist's journey by foot from Shanghai to Tibet offers a fascinating look at a part of China seldom seen by foreigners.
12/23/2010 06:05 am

Mao's Great Famine

Historian Frank Dikötter pieces together an astounding portrayal of the human suffering behind China’s ‘Great Leap Forward.’
11/02/2010 07:05 am

Was China behind cyber attack on Nobel Peace Prize website?

Tuesday's cyber attack on the Nobel Peace Prize website came less than three weeks after Norway awarded the prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobao.
10/27/2010 09:45 am

Top 10 banned fashions

Most of the time we use the phrase "fashion police," we don't mean it literally. But in many places around the world, your sartorial choices can get you fined, imprisoned, or worse. Here is our list of the top 10 banned fashions.
10/25/2010 08:25 pm

China's next leader? A look at Xi Jinping's rise.

Vice President Xi Jinping was promoted Monday to vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, a key post seen as the penultimate step on the ladder to China's top job in 2013.
10/19/2010 09:16 am

Nobel prize sparks Norway-China row, petitions for reform in Beijing

Norway faces a diplomatic backlash from China after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to jailed democracy activist Liu Xiaobo. The greater fallout may be within China itself.
10/15/2010 12:11 pm

Can Wen Jiabao reform the Communist Party of China?

A two-day plenum of the Communist Party opened amid calls for relaxing China's repressive one-party rule. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has called for political change in recent months.
10/15/2010 11:38 am

The Reformed Broker Wal-Mart’s African adventure begins. Pay attention.

Wal-Mart offers $4 billion for South African retailer Massmart, a sign of confidence in a growing market.
09/28/2010 06:55 pm

Opinion Communist reform: Could it happen in North Korea?

Amid reports of a major political gathering in North Korea, communist history suggests post-Kim moderation is possible.
09/15/2010 02:00 pm

In Pictures Every Day is a Flag Day

The Party

China’s communist party: Light on ideology, heavy on control.
08/02/2010 07:05 am

Chapter & Verse What to read about the Khmer Rouge

Chief Khmer Rouge executioner "Duch" faces a jail sentence. Which books best dissect the horror of the Khmer Rouge regime?
07/26/2010 05:01 pm

Chinese leader decries speechifying - in long-winded speech

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping urged fellow members of the ruling Communist party to end the tradition of giving long-winded speeches – though his address failed to follow his own advice.
05/17/2010 11:08 am

In Pictures Big Environmental Disasters

Opinion Hu Jintao: the mysterious man behind China's 'harmonious society'

Hu Jintao’s rise to power in China and style of politics suggests he’s not a liberal or conservative but a pragmatist.
04/15/2010 10:17 am

Opinion China: Beyond Communist rule and capitalist change, what's the real story?

China is often depicted in extremes. But in figuring out how much China has changed or how much it has stayed the same, the trick may be simply to refuse to choose between those two options.
04/07/2010 11:08 am