Mao Zedong remains one of the most monumental and polarising figures of the twentieth century. As the chief architect of the Chinese Communist Revolution and the founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC), his political ideology, military strategies, and radical socio-economic experiments fundamentally reshaped the course of Chinese history. From his humble beginnings as a peasant’s son in Hunan province to his absolute consolidation of power in Beijing, Mao's legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of modern East Asia. next...