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Mao Zedong

Feature

The world's largest elite forge

Founded 100 years ago as a peasants' and workers' party, China's Communist Party is now an elite organization. Only one in ten interested people actually manages to become a member. The main motive for applicants: better career opportunities in the network of the influential.

By Felix Lee

Opinion

Mao's secret project number one

Complaints about counterfeits are part of everyday life in the China business. Yet most expats are unaware of one of the most spectacular imitations: Mao Zedong once even had the Tian'anmen Gate secretly torn down and rebuilt. For a long time, no one doubted the copy's authenticity. But 87 centimeters of height difference betrayed the secret.

By Table.Briefings