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A prominent Chinese artist known for his scathing political critiques of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution has been detained in China, according to his brother and artistic partner.

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The diaries belong to the late Li Rui, a former secretary to Communist China's founder Mao Zedong. Following Li's ... His writings were censored and his books banned in China.

An internationally acclaimed Chinese artist known for mocking Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution has been arrested near Beijing. Gao Zhen, who is based in New York, was detained on Monday ...

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A trial got underway this week in Oakland, California, to decide the ownership of diaries written by Li Rui, a former secretary to communist China's founder Mao Zedong, who became a vocal critic ...