CHINA-INTERNAL: LEADERSHIP/MAO ZEDONG'S STATUES DESTROYED

Radio Free Asia reported on April 27, 2018 that an unofficial shrine to late supreme leader Mao Zedong and other heroes of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's mythology has been destroyed in Henan province. Photos of the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall in Chendong village of Henan's Luohe city showed a series of seated statues of the late Chairman and other revolutionary commanders smashed to pieces. Local sources said they were destroyed by "unidentified men," but social media comments suggested that a powerful political figure was likely behind behind the attack. An article on the Maoist WeChat group Red Classics launched into a tirade over the incident, which it said had upset many people. "Who would have the gall to act against our founding leader and our revolutionary heroes?" the article said. "Who dares to violate the people's beliefs?" 





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