‘Emperor Xi’? Unprecedented military parade to salute ‘Mao Zedong of the 21st Century’

‘Emperor Xi’? Unprecedented military parade to salute ‘Mao Zedong of the 21st Century’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, EastAsiaIntel.com President Xi Jinping has determined to outdo Mao Zedong in terms of building up a cult of personality: he has ordered a gigantic military parade at Tiananmen Square this autumn to demonstrate his ironclad hold over the army – and most other levers of power in the country. […]