Mao Zedong, known as the “Great Helmsman,” was the most important founder of the People’s Republic of China. Nevertheless, after his death in 1976, the Chinese Communist Party tolerated criticism of his legacy. Even the CCP admitted that Mao had made mistakes, though it still claimed that he was 70 percent correct.
In China You Go to Prison for ‘Slandering’ History’s Greatest Killer
Artist Gao Zhen faces three years in prison for caricaturing Mao decades ago.
