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Mao Zedong: Provinces
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The eldest child of a moderate family, Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 in a village called Shaoshan in Xiangtan county (湘潭縣), Hunan province, and ... spoke Xiang rather than Mandarin. His ancestors had migrated from Jiangxi province during the Ming Dynasty, married indigenous women, and had settled there as farmers for generations.
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From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong rose to absolute power, unifying with an iron fist a vast country torn apart by years of weak leadership, colonialism, and war. This sharply drawn and insightful account brings to life this modern-day emperor and the tumultuous era that he did so much to shape.
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China promoted two members of the so-called “Fifth Generation” of leaders since Mao Zedong into the nine-man Politburo Standing Committee. Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping, 54, is the favorite to succeed current President Hu Jintao, when he steps down in 2012. Hu’s protégé, Liaoning Province Party Secretary Li Keqiang, 52, was ... promoted into the Politburo Standing Committee but ranks lower than Xi on the Party hierarchy.
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