
Madame Mao: China's Feared First Lady
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Chang's Metamorphosis
In 1937, the Japanese invaded Shanghai. The battle would one day become known as the Stalingrad on the Anzi due to the number of casualties. More than 187,000 Chinese citizens died over the next four months. It may have signaled the end of Chang's acting career, but it was also the beginning of a political ascent. She joined a Communist reservist group in Yanan and met her old flame Fan Xing.
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