

The Perpetuation of Mao Zedong's Legacy
I have often wondered why China's former leaders and the current leader, President Xi Jinping, have such an impartial view of Mao Zedong's brutal legacy as the head of the Communist Party from 1949 until 1976. After much reading and quite a few trips to China, I've concluded the reason all Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders have given Mao a pass was established when Mao declared, "Only the CCP can save China!" When Mao made this declaration, he permanently embedded himsel