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  • Prof. William A. Joseph: wjoseph@wellesley.edu
  • Department of Political Science
  • Wellesley College
  • Date Created: October 5, 1996
  • Last Modified: July-August 2011
  • Expires: June 30, 2012

China's Leaders, Past & Present (PRC)

General Information

Mao Zedong

Zhou Enlai

Lin Biao

Jiang Qing & The Gang of Four

Hua Guofeng

Deng Xiaoping

Jiang Zemin

Hu Jintao

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

China Vitae (Searchable Biographical Data of Chinese Leaders)

Leaders of China (Zarate's Political Collection)

Chinese Communism (Marxists.org)

China's New Rulers: The Path to Power (by Andrew J. Nathan & Bruce Gilley, New York Review of

MAO ZEDONG

Time Magazine: Mao Zedong
(One of Time 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century)

Time Asia: Mao Zedong
(One of Time Asia Most Influential Asians of the 20th Century)

Mao Era Articles from Peking Review (I)

Mao Era Articles from Peking Review (II)

The Connection: Mao Zedong (NPR Radio program)

Historical Photos of Mao (Earthstation1)

"The Passion of the Mao"  (A seious/comedy/documentary by Lee Feigon)

Jung Chang & Jon Halliday, MAO: THE UNKNOWN STORY
Reviews, Interviews, etc.

Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of Mao's Birth (2003)
China Radio International
Xinhua
enorth.com.cn

Mao's Writings

Mao Zedong Reference Archive

Mao Zedong Internet Archive

Suggested Readings: Mao's Works (Maoist International Movement)

Quotations from Chairman Mao (English)

Quotations from Chairman Mao (Chinese, with hyperlink translation)

Mao Badges & other Paraphenelia

Chairman Mao badges: symbols and Slogans of the Cultural Revolution
(Helen Wang, British Museum Research Publication 169)

Badges of Chairman Mao Zedong (An Essay by Bill Bishop)

Mao Fever (An Exhibit at the Honnold/Mudd Library)

The "Mao Suit" (Powerhouse Museum -- Australia)

Mao on the Wall - Contemporary Photos by Wang Tong

ZHOU ENLAI

Zhou Enlai Reference Archive

Political Propaganda Posters of Zhou Enlai (Stefan Landsberger)

Zhou Enlai: A Tragic Figure? (Gao Wenjian)

LIN BIAO

Lin Biao Reference Archive

A Hero of the Revolution Falls Hard (CNN.com)

Political Propaganda Posters of Lin Biao(Stefan Landsberger)

JIANG QING & THE GANG OF FOUR

Political Propaganda Posters of Jiang Qing (Stefan Landsberger)

Chiang Ch'ing: A Revolutionary Life (Revolutionary Worker #610)

The Gang of Four (Wikipedia)

Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages--Gang of Four (Stefan Landsberger)

The Gang of Four on Trial (Time.com)

HUA GUOFENG

Hua Guofeng Reference Archive

DENG XIAOPING

Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping Pictorial

The Last Emperor: From Dynasty to Capitalism (Time.com)

Deng Xiaoping (Time Asia)

100th Anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's Birth (2004)
People's Daily On-line
Xinhua.net (New China News Agency)
People's Liberation Army Daily
China Radio International
China Central Television
China.Org

JIANG ZEMIN

People's Daily: former President Jiang Zemin (includes biography, speeches, & photos)

PBS On-line NewsHour: Interview with Jiang Zemin (October 30, 1997)

BBC Profile: Jiang Zemin

"New Thinking, Great Thought" (People's Daily on Jiang Zemin's "Three Represents" theory)

HU JINTAO

"Scientific Outlook on Development & Social Harmony" (People's Daily)

People's Daily Bioblurb

BBC Profile

Taking the Helm (Time-Asia)

Hu Jintao: Does he really run China? (Slate.com, April 2003)