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Mao Anqing
Mao Anqing () (23 November 1924 – 23 March 2007) was the last known surviving son of Mao Zedong, chairman of the People's republic of China. He was the second son of Mao and his wife, Yang Kaihui. He suffered from a mental illness, possibly schizophrenia. He worked as a translator and never became active in politics.
Early life.
Mao Anqing was born in Changsha, in Hunan province. His mother was executed by the local warlord, He Jian, in
1930. Mao Anqing, his elder brother Mao Anying and his younger brother Mao Anlong escaped to Shanghai. Their father was in Jiangxi province at the time, and they were looked after by local communist activists. They spent some time living on the streets, and Mao Anqing was badly beaten by a policeman in 1930. Some blame this beating for his later mental illness. His younger brother Mao Anlong died in Shanghai.
Mao and his surviving elder brother were sent to Paris in 1936, and then moved to Moscow,