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On Chairman Mao’s Birthday, a Conflicting Legacy for Xi Jinping

Mr. Xi and the six other members of the Politburo Standing Committee–the top decision-making body—bowed three times at the mausoleum holding Mao’s body in a glass sarcophagus on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, state media said. Mr. Xi then addressed a symposium on Mao’s achievements, vowing to uphold his political principles.

 

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Topics: 
History, Politics
Keywords: 
Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong