Mao Zedong remains one of the most controversial figures in modern world history. This 'living legacy' is the subject of intense, ongoing debate both within China and throughout the rest of the world.

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Mao ZeDong.' PRESENTER:They were attracted by its anti-feudal anti-imperialist message, and also by its claim to be scientific, that it held the key not only to history, but to the future.

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