Comrade Mao’s Grandson set up for the Mission
- Melsam Ojha Mao Xinyu, the 38-year-old sole grandson of Comrade Mao, is set on the mission to become the dean of China's first undergraduate university department dedicated to the study of Mao Zedong thought. "Unlike other people, I feel that I have a special historical responsibility and mission," Mr Mao told the People's Daily, a state newspaper. "Young people should learn more about the history of the Communist Party of China, so as to better understand the development of our mother country. Also Comrade Mao philosophy is applicable to a wide range from politics to management," he added. Songtian University had applied for permission to the Ministry of Education in 2008 for founding the new department, and enrolment is expected to begin this year. The establishment of specific department is a new step to organize the nationalistic youth. Qin Juanying, vice chairman of Songtian University, said the department would "play a role in modern development...