💬 Opinion Sep 5, 2026 · Doug Bandow

In China You Go to Prison for ‘Slandering’ History’s Greatest Killer

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Mao Zedong, known as the “Great Helmsman,” was the most important founder of the People’s Republic of China. Nevertheless, after his death in 1976, the Chinese Communist Party tolerated criticism of his legacy. Even the CCP admitted that Mao had made mistakes, though it still claimed that he was 70 percent correct.
Unfortunately, this minimal honesty in government has since disappeared. Chinese artist Gao Zhen, a 70-year-old permanent U.S. resident who emigrated to America in 2022, has been conv

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