Mao plaque, People's Republic of China, c. 1969 -- Daily LIFT #1848 The rim inscription reads “Warmly celebrate the successful convening of the Ninth National Congress of the CPC”.

Worker and Peasant, photo, People's Republic of China 1956 -- Daily LIFT #1846 "The transition from New Democracy to socialism...depends primarily upon their alliance" - Mao

Wise words to remember from Chairman Mao -- Daily LIFT #1845

Chairman Mao checking out a Dongfeng CA71 Car, 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1832 The Dongfeng CA71, produced in 1958 by First Automotive Works (FAW), was the first passenger car to be manufactured entirely in China, marking a key milestone in Chinese automotive history. The Dongfeng CA71 was developed by FAW in Changchun during the Great Leap Forward, with its first prototype completed on May 12, 1958. FAW was founded in 1953 with support from the Soviet Union and initially focused on

By Bisharat Abbasi Today we commemorate the birth of Comrade Chairman Mao Zedong (1893- 1976) one of the greatest revolutionary figures of the twentieth century and a giant of anti-imperialist history. Mao was not merely a Chinese leader; he was a world-historical figure who fundamentally altered the global balance of forces by smashing semi-colonial subjugation, defeating imperialism and feudalism, and founding the People’s Republic of China in 1949. For the oppressed nation

Chairman Mao at the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the formation of the People's Republic of China, October 1, 1969 -- Daily LIFT #1822 "Once China's destiny is in the hands of the people, China, like the sun rising in the east, will illuminate every corner of the land with a brilliant flame, swiftly clean up the mire left by the reactionary government, heal the wounds of war and build a new, powerful and prosperous people's republic worthy of the name." -- Mao just

Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Cuba and China are strengthening their regional ties today with the visit of Gladys Martinez, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the first secretary of the Provincial Committee in Artemisa. She met with Shen Xiaoming, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretary in Hunan, and both emphasized the robust friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries. Martínez and S

Carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Through to the End! (oil painting) by Huang Chin-sheng and Chang Wen-hsin, People's Republic of China, 1976 -- Daily LIFT #1804

Dr. Bethune with an Eighth Route Army sentinel. An article about a journey to the grave of Norman Bethune from China Reconstructs, 1972. Editor's note: Shihchiachuang is now more commonly translated as Shijiazhuang. By Chen Han-Seng The grave of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian surgeon who gave his life to aid the Chinese army in the fight against Japanese aggression, has already been visited by more than two million people. During the years 1937-1945 when Japanese militarism

Chairman Mao among the workers of Anyuan during their struggles in the early 1920s -- illustrations, People's Republic of China, 1968 --...

Members of the Worker-Peasant Mao Zedong's Thought Propaganda Team in Beijing, October, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #1746 From the People's...

Chairman Mao goes to Anyuan, oil painting, People's Republic of China, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #1745 From the PRC press: "In autumn of 1921,...

Mao, August 1973 -- Daily LIFT #1719 From the PRC Press at the time: The Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held...

The Red Fourth Company of the People's Liberation Army at the old site of the Kutien Conference called by Chairman Mao in December 1929,...

Young Red Guard Sung Yao-wu puts a red arm band on Chairman Mao, 1966 -- Daily LIFT #1692

Chairman Mao, 1969 -- Daily LIFT #1658

Mao postcard portrait, USSR 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1650

Mao greets Kim Il-Sung in Beijing, September 1964 -- Daily LIFT #1645

Mao in 1966 -- Daily LIFT #1632

Chairman Mao stamp honouring the 30th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (1921-1951), People's Republic of China, 1951 -- Daily...