Mao Xinyu
| Dr. Xinyu Mao | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1970 |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | 郝明莉 Hao Mingli 刘滨 Liu Bin |
| Children | 毛东东 Mao Dongdong 毛甜懿 Mao Tianyi |
| Parents |
Mao Anqing Shao Hua |
| Alma mater |
Renmin University of China Central Party School of the Communist Party of China People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences |
| Profession | Historian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China
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| Service/branch |
 People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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| Rank |
 Major General(Shaojiang, 少将) |
| Mao Xinyu | |||||||
| Chinese | 毛新宇 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Máo Xīnyǔ |
Mao Xinyu (born 17 January 1970) is a grandson of Mao Zedong and a Major General in the People's Liberation Army.
Mao Xinyu graduated from the History Department of Renmin University of China in 1992. He works as a researcher at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences, where he completed his doctorate. Born the son of Mao Anqing, he is one of Mao Zedong's twelve grandchildren.
Mao has written several books, including Grandfather Mao Zedong (Yeye Mao Zedong), published by the National Defence University Press in October 2003.
In June 2009, Mao won promotion to the rank of major general in the People's Liberation Army in a controversial move. According to the Changjiang Daily, Mao is now the youngest general in the PLA. Some critics described his promotion as nepotism. "To have such an unqualified person become a general in China's military, it's an insult to the People's Liberation Army," said Pu Zhiqiang, a lawyer and human rights activist. By contrast, Bao Goujin, a spokesman for the Academy of Military Sciences, said "his is a natural elevation. Mao's many achievements earned him the right to be promoted." Mao's own view is that "family factors" contributed to his promotion.
Mao is also a member of the Chinese National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an advisory group to the central government.
In September 2011, Mao took up a teaching position at Guangzhou University, teaching Mao Zedong Thought at Songtian Professional College.
Mao's father, Mao Anqing (1923–2007), was a child of Mao's marriage with Yang Kaihui. Anqing served as a Russian–Chinese interpreter for the Chinese Communist Party until he became disabled by schizophrenia. His mother, Chairman Mao's daughter-in-law, was Shao Hua (邵华).
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