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In Search of the Chinese Dream
Xi Jinping’s evocation of Mao might seem curiously out of place in 21st century China. But within the context of Xi’s zhongguo meng (Chinese dream) Mao features as a central figure of a Chinese national rejuvenation plan which merges familiar socialist political style with a potent nationalism.