Mao's grandson, promoted to major general, faces ridicule

[Elmore Furth]

Strong, army strong.

The only grandson of Mao Tse-tung, the Great Helmsman himself, Mao Xinyu's bloodlines ooze political royalty. Yet instead of praise, the 40-year-old faces ridicule as a pudgy underachiever shamelessly riding the coattails of the relative many consider this nation's greatest statesmen.

When state media reported this week that the younger Mao had become the youngest officer to reach the rank of major general in the army his grandfather co-founded eight decades ago, critics unleashed another barrage of vitriol.

Many claim one Mao in a leadership role was more than enough for China and that the military historian's rise to public prominence carries a grim foreboding. Others decry what they call state-sponsored nepotism run amok.

On Tuesday, the Internet carried unflattering pictures of Mao, an academic who has spent most of his career researching the exploits of his famous grandfather, who died in 1976. Some showed him in his military uniform, his beefy neck bulging over his collar. There was an undated snapshot of him decked out in a flannel shirt, signing copies of his book "Grandpa Mao Tse-tung"



Mao's grandson, promoted to major general, faces ridicule

[Chan790]

1. A Maj. Gen. in the typewriter brigade?

Um, I'm rarely one to disparage writers but the military history section of the Chinese army has no actual need for a Maj. Gen. even if he is Mao's grandson. It's not like he's fit to command troops or issue tactical commands.

[UTUSN]

2. "one Mao in a leadership role was more than enough" - if only we knew that about the BUSHes.Sigh.n/t

[HEyHEY]

3. "One Mao in a leadership role" translation, "We don't need another mass murdering, perverted fuck up

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. A chance to use this picture again already...

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Ah.. nepotism once again rearing its ugly, um... you know... tail.
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[Blue_Tires]

5. He needs to host a reality show called "The Mao Tse-tung hour"

It would be bigger than Monday Night Football!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. I know that movie.

Love it. My fiance turned me on to it.