The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao's legacy says about N. Korea



Features The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea The late Chinese leader was believed to be irrational and provocative - but then he met with Nixon Jared Ward July 10, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Wikimedia Commons Pick up an American newspaper from the early 1970s and anxieties about East Asia back then bear a lot of similarities to the situation on the Korean peninsula today. An unstable dictator with a religious-like following and propensity for brutality had defiantly built nuclear missiles that put America and its allies at risk. His one-party state used its media to lambaste American imperialism, calling for an all-out war that would lead to its destruction. He would regularly ratchet up international tensions to show his distaste for America’s intervention in his nation’s civil war. Pick up an American newspaper from the early 1970s and anxieties about East Asia back then bear a lot of similarities to the situation on the Korean peninsula today. An unstable dictator with a religious-like following and propensity for brutality had defiantly built nuclear missiles that put America and its allies at risk. His one-party state used its media to lambaste American imperialism, calling for an all-out war that would lead to its destruction. He would regularly ratchet up international tensions to show his distaste for America’s intervention in his nation’s civil war. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea

The late Chinese leader was believed to be irrational and provocative - but then he met with Nixon

Jared Ward July 10, 2017

The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea

Wikimedia Commons

Pick up an American newspaper from the early 1970s and anxieties about East Asia back then bear a lot of similarities to the situation on the Korean peninsula today.

An unstable dictator with a religious-like following and propensity for brutality had defiantly built nuclear missiles that put America and its allies at risk. His one-party state used its media to lambaste American imperialism, calling for an all-out war that would lead to its destruction. He would regularly ratchet up international tensions to show his distaste for America’s intervention in his nation’s civil war.