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A review by bloodyfool0
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
challenging
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.75
What a book! We get the closest look into Mao's legacy and contempt he held over his own coterie and citizens. The man didn't care about the Japanese, the Nationalists, but only himself and the power he yielded. The fact that he was much more cruel even than the Japanese says a lot, however, the most disturbing fact is that he is revered in China.
The CCP still exists and it should be a reminder that history will repeat itself under Xi Jinping, the self-declared emperor for life. For Xi may not be a sadist like Mao, Xi retains the power and control over its own people. He is an ultra-nationalist who like Mao believes he can take over the world by financing other countries a la BRI. China is now suffering economically and many of its overseas loans are not doing particularly well. We'll see how Xi makes his moves for he appears for all intents a carbon copy of Mao.
The CCP still exists and it should be a reminder that history will repeat itself under Xi Jinping, the self-declared emperor for life. For Xi may not be a sadist like Mao, Xi retains the power and control over its own people. He is an ultra-nationalist who like Mao believes he can take over the world by financing other countries a la BRI. China is now suffering economically and many of its overseas loans are not doing particularly well. We'll see how Xi makes his moves for he appears for all intents a carbon copy of Mao.