Beijing’s anti-corruption clean-up of the military reflects a historic commitment to party control, ensuring the armed forces ...

In 1945, China’s Communists looked outmatched by every military measure. The Nationalists controlled the cities, the railways, and most of the country, while Mao’s forces had fewer troops and far ...

In 1947, the Chinese Civil War shifts as Communist offensives spread across Manchuria and central China. Mao’s land reform ...

The legacy of Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, looms large over the country’s politics and society. And now for some villagers in rural Henan province, he’s an even ...

When Mao Zedong and his party took power, China was in a precarious state. A century’s worth of invasions, rebellions, and revolutions had left the country poor, weakened, and humiliated. But Mao ...

For nearly a decade, I worked in China as a Times correspondent and bureau chief. But it wasn’t until researching for a book that I uncovered the full story of my father’s role in Communist rule. Yook ...

Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the new, "Mao’s America: A Survivor's Warning," by Xi Van Fleet. The year 2020 was a watershed moment in American history. The outbreak of a pandemic brought ...

The war of words — and trade — between Washington and Beijing took a fresh turn Thursday when a Chinese diplomat declared that her compatriots “don’t back down,” sharing a video of Mao Zedong ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China laid to rest on Sunday Hua Guofeng, one of the last of the old guard from the Mao era who had been hand-picked by a dying Mao Zedong to succeed him as Communist Party ...

Beidaihe, a small town near Beijing, was selected by Mao Zedong as the summer getaway for the Communist Party’s most powerful ...

Competition with America? Above Left: A Giant Mount Rushmore-like sculpture (Right) of Mao as cross between Byron, Che and James Dean in Changsa, Orange Island Park in Hunan Province, China.