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Mao Zedong Part 3: The Cultural Revolution

Real Dictators

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Mao's Hypocrisy

Mao's hypocrisy is blatant to those in his orbit, but hidden from the country at large. While Western culture is denounced, the chairman hosts debauched dance parties in his private rooms. Mao needs a wingman to help him execute his cultural revolution. He does not intend to repeat that mistake. This time, he turns to the one person he can trust absolutely. His fourth wife, Zhang Qing,. The woman known as Madame Mao. She first became Mao's lover during the 1940s and has been by her husband's side ever since.

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