Fifty years after Mao’s death, China has transformed. DW looks at why his political legacy still matters.
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What happened
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.
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