One of the reasons Chairman Mao is still revered by many in China today is because his eldest son Mao Anying was killed in action while fighting at the frontline during the Korean War.
My young colleague told me he grew up in a 5-room flat and now they are asking him to consider applying for a 2-room flat? Mean to say the standard of living has gone down so much in one generation?
These hikers must have tried to bash through the dense vegetation in an attempt to reach the depth of the nature reserve. They should know that hikers are only allowed to use the hiking trails. Maybe to relive good old days of SAF jungle training?
Think ideas borrowed from the old German national anthem : .... 'from the Meuse to the Memel, from the Adige to the Belt' .... referring to Straits of Denmark and the three rivers passing through German borders.
Mao's giant portrait is still hanging at Tien An Men Square 47 years after his death. He is still fondly remembered as the Great Helmsman. His photos are still on display in the living rooms of some rural households today.
My former office colleague from China not happy when I made negative comments about Mao. She reminded me that there will be no New China without Chairman Mao always referred as the Great Helmsman.
It is an under-achievement considering that among the two million followers who fled with KMT to Taiwan in 1949 were the best, the brightest and the most talented individuals in China at that time.
Has the Malay community benefited much from donations by these early Chinese tycoons? These people made alot of money from rubber cultivation and trading in Malaya in the 1940s/1950s.