50 years after his death, Mao still shapes China

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How it spread - 12 original reports

1. Fri, 4 September 2026

   1 report
   • Novinky (Czechia)12:58
     Komunistický vůdce Mao Ce-tung, jehož experimenty připravily o život desítky milionů Číňanů

     Před padesáti lety se Čína zahalila do smutku. Po vleklých zdravotních problémech zemřel 9. září 1976 v nedožitých třiaosmdesáti letech její vůdce Mao Ce-tung, který stál u zrodu Čínské lidové republiky a více než čtvrt století určoval její směřování.

2. Tue, 8 September 2026

   2 reports
   • DW Top Stories14:44first to report
     Fifty years after Mao’s death, China has transformed. DW looks at why his political legacy still matters.

     Mao Zedong was perhaps the most influential, and certainly one of the most controversial, figures in 20th-century China. Even five decades after his death, the legacy of his era continues to influence China today.

   • DW Top Stories14:44
     50 years after his death, Mao still shapes China

     Mao Zedong was perhaps the most influential, and certainly one of the most controversial, figures in 20th-century China. Even five decades after his death, the legacy of his era continues to influence China today.

3. Wed, 9 September 2026

   9 reports
   • Le Monde (France)02:00
     Mao, l’héritage encombrant du fondateur de la Chine communiste

     Cinquante ans après la mort de Mao Zedong, comment la Chine gère-t-elle l’héritage ambivalent de cet ancien dirigeant ? Réponse dans ce podcast avec Harold Thibault, correspondant du « Monde » en Chine.

   • South China Morning Post02:00
     Young Chinese turn to Mao Zedong for life advice, 50 years after his death

     When you are denied a pay rise, when you feel anxious about your children’s education, or when you are alienated by colleagues, Chairman Mao can help. At least, that is what China’s online influencers and their hundreds of thousands of followers believe. Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, founding father of the People’s Republic of China. Chinese authorities have not announced any plans to mark the date, as former state leaders are usually commemorated on the...

   • El País (Spain)03:40edited after publishing
     Los jóvenes chinos buscan respuestas en Mao Zedong, medio siglo después de su muerte

     El ‘Gran Timonel’ genera interés entre una generación que no vivió durante su mandato, mientras el Partido Comunista refuerza un relato histórico que diluye sus errores para apuntalar su legitimidad

   • Index.hr (Croatia)09:07
     U Kini se i dalje slavi Mao. Na 50. godišnjicu smrti stigle tisuće štovatelja

     PRISTAŠE u Shaoshanu obilježili su 50. godišnjicu smrti Mao Zedonga, odajući počast utemeljitelju Kine uz snažnu nostalgiju za njegovim idealima.

   • Le Figaro (France)11:10
     En Chine, une foule commémore les cinquante ans de la mort de Mao Zedong

     Ce mercredi, une foule commémore sur la place de Shaoshan les cinquante ans de la mort du dictateur communiste Mao. Cette figure du parti communiste chinois demeure pour beaucoup un héros de la révolution chinoise.

   • El Pais English13:27
     Young Chinese seek answers in Mao Zedong, half a century after his death

     The Great Helmsman sparks interest among a generation that did not live through his rule, while the Communist Party reinforces a historical narrative that dilutes his errors to bolster its legitimacy

   • Die Zeit (Germany)14:34
     Mao Zedong: Jubel für den Großen Vorsitzenden

     Vor 50 Jahren starb Mao Zedong, Gründer der Volksrepublik China. Er ist für gut 50 Millionen Tote verantwortlich, dennoch erinnert man sich heute voller Milde an ihn.

   • Le Monde English17:00
     Fifty years after Mao's death, China still grapples with his legacy

     'Mao's Fraught Legacy' (1/7). Mao Zedong, who died on September 9, 1976, founded the People's Republic of China and still casts a shadow over the country's political life. The Chinese Communist Party, whose power base Mao established, remains divided between loyalty to his myth and condemnation of his 'mistakes,' which led to the deaths of tens of millions of people.

   • Le Monde (France)17:00
     Dans les parcs de Pékin, une génération chante toujours à la gloire de Mao

     « Mao, l’encombrant héritage » (4/7). Témoins de la Révolution culturelle, voire du Grand Bond en avant, de nombreux retraités se retrouvent dans les parcs. A travers leurs chants, ils font revivre une époque, même si la plupart préfèrent ne pas transmettre ce vécu douloureux à leurs descendants.