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1939: Reading the Classics with Chairman Mao — Letter to Chen Boda on “Mozi’s Philosophical Thought”

Posted on 02/04/2026 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

I just came across online a 1939 letter from Mao Zedong about the ancient philosopher Mozi written to Chen Boda, then working in the Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Department who had just written the article “Mozi’s Philosophical Thought’. Chen Boda … Continue reading →

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2014: (22) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 22 “An Earth-Shattering Revelation”

Posted on 12/09/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Liu Nianchun’s novel 《劫在中南海》chapters translated thus far on this blog are listed at 2014: (1-2) Liu Nianchun’s Novel 《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapters 1 – 2 The previous chapter: 2014: (21) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 21 “Purgatory”  The next … Continue reading →

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2007: Red Flag and Preparing the Ideological Ground for the Cultural Revolution

Posted on 01/12/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The Cultural Revolution can be thought of as Mao’s revolt against the Communist Party apparatus after Mao himself was marginalized after the famine and other disasters that followed the Great Leap Forward campaign that he initiated in the late 1950s.  … Continue reading →

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