Mao's Doctor's Book Got Me Interested in China

At China Books Review, Jeremiah Jenne pulls out of the archives The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Li Zhisui and reviews it with the context of over 30 years having now passed since its publication in 1994. The book allegedly detailed the life of Mao Zedong, longtime ruler of China, up close and personal, all in the context of the history of the Communist Party s including its rise and…