This year marks the 60th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s conquest of China, when the Chinese Communist Party captured Beijing and cemented its control over the nation with the world’s largest population. It affords an occasion to reflect on the significance of this event, and what it portends for China and the world.Given China’s increasing economic power and its growing prominence in the world, the celebrations could have been a celebration of China’s coming-of-age as a global power and an opportun…
