Mao Xinyu, second from right, the grandson of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, left a conference in Beijing in March 2008. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Many took note that General Mao has a son and a daughter in a society where most families today have only one child, a result of population control policies put in place after his grandfather’s death. NY Times | Sep 24, 2009 By ANDREW JACOBS BEIJING — He enjoys generous helpings of red braised pork, collects Chinese fans and
By ANDREW JACOBS BEIJING — He enjoys generous helpings of red braised pork, collects Chinese fans and keeps an unapologetically patriotic blog . Now Mao Xinyu, the 39-year-old grandson and only surviving male heir of Mao, has become the youngest major general in the People’s Liberation Army, according to the state media. Mao Xinyu, second from right, the grandson of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, left a conference in Beijing in March 2008 Although his elevation has not been of