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 h
<p>'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 h</p>