Ridicule Follows Mao's Grandson Promotion To Major General

Mao Xinyu is an academic who has spent most of his career researching the exploits of his famous grandfather, who died in 1976. (Goh Chai Hin AFP/Getty Images)

Mao's Grandson, Promoted To Major General, Faces Ridicule -- L.A. Times

Some in China say Mao Xinyu is a pudgy underachiever boosted only by nepotism. On the street, though, feelings are mixed.

Reporting from Beijing — For many Chinese, he's a curious conundrum, an emerging national figure with some serious public relations issues.

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.

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More News On The Promotion Of Mao's Grandson To Major General

China confirms promotion of Mao Zedong's grandson -- AP
Chairman Mao's Grandson Becomes Youngest Army General in China's History -- Bloomberg
Chairman Mao Zedong's grandson, Mao Xinyu, becomes youngest general in China's history -- New York Daily News
Chairman Mao’s grandson Mao Xinyu is China's youngest general -- This Is London
China: Mao’s Grandson Gets Army Promotion -- New York Times
Mao is youngest general -- Global Post

My Comment: I suspect that my Chinese friends back in China are embarrassed with this news. This is clearly a case of nepotism, and I am sure that those who deserved to be promoted are probably steaming with this news.