Xi honors both his liberal father and Mao in bid to unify the splintered ‘Red aristocracy’

Xi honors both his liberal father and Mao in bid to unify the splintered ‘Red aristocracy’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com President Xi Jinping has surprised party cadres and members by holding a high-profile celebration of the 100th birthday of his late father Xi Zhongxun, a former Politburo member and vice-premier noted for his liberal political views. It is against the Confucianist tradition of humility and propriety to use […]