We’ve deleted a previous tweet about Mao Zedong that lacked critical historical context.— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) September 9, 2019
FOX News: New York Times apologizes for sharing previous obituary referring to China's Mao as 'one of history's great revolutionary figures'
The New York Times has apologized after referring to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong as “one of history’s great revolutionary figures.”
The Times’ shared its obituary to Mao -- who died on Sept. 9, 1976 -- to mark the anniversary of the People's Republic of China founder’s death.
“Mao Zedong died on this day in 1976. The Times said he ‘began as an obscure peasant’ and ‘died one of history’s great revolutionary figures,’ a tweet sent with the obituary read.
The 1976 obituary stated: “After establishing the Chinese People’s republic, Mao launched a series of sweeping, sometimes convulsive campaigns to transform a semi-feudal, largely illiterate and predominantly agricultural country encompassing almost four million square miles into a modern, industrialized socialist state.”
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Update #1: NY Times Deletes Tweet Calling Mao Zedong ‘One of History’s Great Revolutionary Figures’ (The Wrap)
Update #2: New York Times deletes tweet calling Mao Zedong ‘one of history’s great revolutionary figures’ (Washington Examiner)
WNU Editor: The New York Times has since deleted its tweet with apologies. But someone in the New York Times clearly has a view that this genocidal tyrant is someone who is "great".
