Tag Archives: Mao Zedong

Table Tennis Talks

Posted on April 10, 2014 by swabby429

The icy relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, PRC, began a slow thaw in early April of 1971.  The U.S. Table Tennis Team had been competing in Nagoya, Japan for the World Championships.  On April … Continue reading →

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Tibetan Uprising Day

Posted on March 10, 2014 by swabby429

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama was brought to the capital city of Tibet, Lhasa, in 1937.  He was only a two-year-old toddler at the time that he was recognized as the latest incarnation in the line of Dalai Lamas.  … Continue reading →

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Learn From Lei Feng Day

Posted on March 5, 2014 by swabby429

For many years, one of my fascinations has been propaganda.  Whether it’s in the form of commercial advertising, news reports, or outright government communiques and visual art.  Some of the most blatant and striking has been generated by the various … Continue reading →

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