HERO OR VILLAIN A man walks past posters of late communist leader Mao Zedong in a store beside Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his death, on Thursday. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong. AFP PHOTO
SYDNEY: Concerts planned to honor Mao Zedong in Australia on the 40th anniversary of his death have been cancelled amid warnings they could spark disturbances, illustrating a generational divide in the Chinese community over the Communist icon’s legacy.