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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.

Fifty years after Mao's death, China still grapples with his legacy

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