Chairman Mao’s Grandson is a Blogger

By Alex in Blogs & Internet, Politics on Jan 9, 2009 at 2:30 pm

Meet Mao Xinyu, a 38-year-old senior colonel in China’s People’s Liberation Army and blogger. He’s not just any blogger – his blog, which is all about Chairman Mao, was voted most popular by the readers of People’s Daily last year.

Oh, and one more thing: Xinyu is the grandson of Chairman Mao.

Mao’s blog is largely dedicated to an appreciation of his grandfather, who died when he was six years old. The founder of communist China is still admired by many people here -despite the fact that millions died because of famine and conflict during his rule (an official Communist Party verdict delivered after his death ruled – with precision – that Chairman Mao was 70% right and 30% wrong).

"The greatest happiness of my life and satisfaction come from a real understanding of a great man. And he is my grandfather," grandson Mao writes.

Link | Mao Xinyu’s blog (in Chinese) – via TYWKIWDBI

Tags: blogger, Chairman Mao, communism

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Alex Fear
Jan 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I for one welcome our new communist dictator blogger overlord.
Jeannette
Jan 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
I had 2 very close friends from China – both came here to persue post-seconary education. Both were middle or upper middle class, were smart, etc.

Both had great respect for Mao and “all the wonderful things he did” for China.

It also turns out, that both had complete ignorance about Tiannemen Square, had no idea what happened there. Both thought it was lying or exaggerating about it until I lent them a book (Red China Blues) about it.

I take respect for Mao from Chinese people with a grain of salt. It’s tragic how little they know, how strong the propoganda machine is.
Christophe
Jan 9th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
vote? do they know what it means?

It’s fake that’s what it be to ‘ya, dig me?
Don’t believe the hype…
Justin
Jan 9th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
If you all are interested in reading about the real Mao, I recommend the book “Mao: the Unknown Story” by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday.

It isn’t pretty.
Adam Stanhope
Jan 10th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Right or wrong, Mao will always be the father of modern China. These days he is revered as almost a Santa Claus-like demigod.

Regardless of the terrible things he did, of which he did many, he did unite an internally (eternally) warring China with a serious Japanese Imperial Army infestation under a single government to create the modern Chinese state.

The “Long March” he led in the mid-1930s was truly an amazing undertaking which deserves the mythic status it has in modern Chinese society.

Hundreds of thousands or even millions of people died as a result of Mao’s arrogance, stubbornness and even evil. He wasn’t all about arrogance and evil, however, and simply calling him a GOOD or BAD man is inappropriate for someone involved in so much history.

We Americans tend to see things in black or white. Mao’s life and legacy was far too complex to be reduced to a simple, single label.

And don’t forget, kids: Sailing the seas depends on the helmsman.
AnUnSi
Jan 10th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Mao Zedong (aka Mousy Dung) was a MASS MURDERER, who killed even more than did Hitler. He was also an atheist who suppressed religions, another crime against humanity.
Adam Stanhope
Jan 10th, 2009 at 10:21 am
It sounds like you’ve got quite a command of both history and reality there, AnUnSi. Thanks for setting us straight.
Shurik
Jan 10th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Haha look at how fat this guy is, and hes in the army? thats laughable, obviously he is being pacified with a diet of twinkies funded by the collective will of the proletariat

uhoh, i think the People’s Liberation Army Special Operations Forces are knocking at my door ;(

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