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Mao Zedong
CIA, Mao's Cultural Revolution - Origins and Development, Oct. 6, 1967
October 6, 1967
In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency prepared a report on the forces leading to the launch of the Cultural Revolution and its first year. It was written by Philip L. Bridgham. This report was declassified in 2007 (40 years after its preparation). Bridgham published a versions of this in The China Quarterly.
Pravda, The Anti-Soviet Policy of Communist China, Feb. 16, 1967
February 16, 1967
The article outlines foreign policy issues during 1967.
Foreword to the Second Edition of The Quotations of Chairman Mao, 1966
December 16, 1966
Foreword to the Second Edition of The Quotations of Chairman Mao -- Lin Biao
Mao Zedong, “Notes on the Report of Further Improving the Army’s Agricultural Work by the Rear Service Department of the Military Commission,” May 7, 1966
May 7, 1966
Mao sent this note to PLA Chief Lin Biao on May 7, 1966. It was subsequently called the May 7th Directive. It inspired the setting up in 1968 of “cadre schools” to reeducate party officials by bringing them closer to the people by working with them and by studying the teachings of Mao.
Conversation between the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin and China's Mao Zedong, 1949
December 16, 1949
Conversation between Stalin and Mao, Moscow, 16 December 1949
The Chinese People Have Stood Up! 1949
September 21, 1949
Opening address by Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, at the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Order of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Supplementing the Act of Surrender 1945
September 9, 1945
This is order No. 1 of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to the Japanese forces in China, excluding Manchuria, Formosa, and French Indo-China north of 16 degrees of north latitude, which were surrendered under the act of 9 September 1945. This order supplements the acts of surrender to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers and his General Order No. 1.
Felix Wemheur, "Food Politics and Hunger in Maoist China (1953-1963)"
The Fairbank Center hosts Yomi Braester as he examines recent visual media practices, from traditional painting scrolls to state-of-the-art digital screens, and shows their collusion in the commodification of Chinaʼs cityscapes.
Nicholas Khoo, Collateral Damage: Sino-Soviet Rivalry and the Termination of the Sino-Vietnamese Alliance (1964-1991)
The Sigur Center hosts a discussion of China's Cold War alliances and policies from 1962 to 1991
Creating and Discarding Symbols: The Case of Mao Zedong’s Golden Mangoes
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Creating and Discarding Symbols: The Case of Mao Zedong's Golden Mangoes" by Alfreda Murck Monday, September 22, 2014, 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
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January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?