During Ai Weiwei’s childhood, sunflower seeds were often the only things saving families from starvation during famines. At the same time, in Maoist propaganda, Mao Zedong was often identified ...

For internationally acclaimed artist and activist Ai Weiwei, art is inherently political. An outspoken critic of China’s government, the artist creates artworks that express his dissident voice ...

A portrait of China’s former leader, Mao Zedong, in Beijing. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters) China turned to stern rhetoric from a historic conflict with the U.S.—the Korean War—as it steeled itself ...

The post also included archival footage of Mao Zedong, who founded the People’s Republic of China, speaking in 1953 when the U.S. and China were on opposite sides of the Korean War.