the height of Mao Zedong’s turbulent rule. Eleven years later, in a twist of fate that would alter the course of Li’s life, a delegation representing Mao’s wife showed up at his school looking for ...

Mao Zedong, pictured here in 1963 ... They were written the year before Mao died, as his health deteriorated. His sight was failing and he struggled to read, so requested the presence of a ...

PRESENTER:'Thousands were killed, including Mao's wife ... his tragedy.' Historian Michael Wood explores the origins and rise of the Chinese Communist Party, and the significance of Mao Zedong ...