IN 1992, senior RAND analyst George Tanham touched a raw nerve in India by concluding that India did not have a tradition of strategic thinking throughout its history. His essay, prepared after a four-month visit to India was commissioned by the US Defence Department, during which he interviewed sev
“If there was anything Mao wouldn’t want to see, it was tears. Mao said on one occasion, ‘I can’t bear to see poor people cry. When I see their tears, I can’t hold back my own.’ “Another thing which upset Mao was bloodshed.” From Mao Zedong: Man, Not God by Quan Yanchi11.These observations should not be taken on trust. The author, a loyal hack of the official Chinese Writers’
Author and history professor Gao Yunxiang unpacks the little-known yet important relationship between Paul Robeson and China, which continues to resonate powerfully today.