Word: tse-tung
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...past 20 years on the island of Taiwan, he is a living anachronism. Chiang is still widely recognized-at least in formal diplomatic terms- as the representative of all China. Yet even that is beginning to change, as some Western nations stir toward explicit acknowledgment of Mao Tse-tung's rule of the mainland. Italy put out feelers toward possible Peking diplomatic ties earlier this year. Canada announced last week that it planned to hold formal recognition talks with the Communists in Stockholm, starting next month...
...clang of cymbals and drums, China plunged into a pandemonium of celebrations. From humid, semitropical Yunnan to frigid Heilungkiang, millions of Chinese paraded through cities and towns, waving the little red books of Mao Tse-tung's quotations and chanting "Long life to Chairman Mao!" Many carried sunflowers as symbols of loyalty to a man whom his followers revere as "the red sun in our hearts." The occasion was, according to its official title, "The Ninth National Congress of the great, glorious and correct Communist Party of China...
...foreword to the little red book and the lyrics to the song that hails Mao as "the Great Helmsman"; he is a skillful politician and a brilliant general as well. His name is Lin Piao, Defense Minister and Deputy Premier of China. He has been chosen by Mao Tse-tung to carry on his thoughts after Mao's death. For the past two years, Lin has in fact been...
...Elect of History." Since they have a sense of mission rather than any specific purpose, they attach themselves to a "carrier" movement: civil rights, labor, etc. "Back to the people" causes are most popular with middle-class students, particularly if they permit an extra nose tweak for Father. (Mao Tse-tung has recalled the pleasure it gave him to side with the peasants that his father exploited...
...last hour before another chilly Siberian dawn has arrived, and the Soviet sentries on the snow-covered Ussuri River island of Damansky are nodding slightly. Suddenly, with a blare of bugles and raucous shouts of "Mao Tse-tung!" white-cloaked Chinese Communist troops hurl themselves across the ice toward the Russian positions. Mortars and heavy artillery pour flaming metal onto the defenders. The Russians fight back bravely, but they are quickly overwhelmed. Within an hour, the Chinese occupy the island they call Chen...