The Private Life of Chairman Mao : The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician / Tr. [from Chinese] by Tai Hung-Chao. Sams In barely six years

In barely six years

the empire's neighbours

PM builds confidence through gradual progression and step-by-step support

In these essays

humiliation and deceit

The Private Life of Chairman Mao : The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician / Tr. [from Chinese] by Tai Hung-Chao. Sams In barely six yearsFrom 1954 until Mao Zedong's death 22 years later, Dr Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician, which put him in almost daily & increasingly intimate contact with Mao & his inner circle. For most of these years, Mao's health was excellent. Thus he & the doctor had time to discuss political & personal matters. Dr Li recorded many of these conversations in his diaries as well as in memory. In The Private Life of Chairman Mao he reconstructs