Mao Zedong took an active interest in radical politics from an early age. Many of his first forays into communist thinking began in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha, where he is now ...

He was involved in the Expel Zhang Jingyao movement in summer 1919 that mobilised against the murderous warlord Zhang Jingyao, “Zhang the Venomous”. According to the myth-maker Li Rui he “had placed a ...

BEIJING -- A former top Chinese general under investigation for major corruption has killed himself, official media reported Tuesday, denouncing his death as a "despicable" act to escape punishment.

A top Chinese general, Zhang Yang, has committed suicide after coming under investigation for corruption charges, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.

A new book on chairman Mao Zedong and his two younger brothers by Mao's grandson Mao Xinyu, was released on Dec 26, the 123rd birthday of the late leader.

In this March 5, 2017, photo, Zhang Yang, left, and Fang Fenghui, right, stand during the opening session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Mao Ce himself occasionally gigs as a DJ, but in a city as localized and provincial as Changsha, he has few prospects for making a career of it. “I have no wishes or dreams”, he says. “When ...