Mao Xinyu

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Mao Xinyu (毛新宇) (born in 1970) is one of Mao Zedong's grandsons. His mother and Chairman Mao's daughter-in-law was Shao Hua (邵华). His father was Mao Anqing (1923-2007), child of Mao's marriage with Yang Kaihui (杨开慧, 1901-1930). Mao Xinyu has one son, Mao Dongdong.

Mao Xinyu graduated from the History Department of Renmin University of China in 1992. Currently, he works as a researcher at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences, where he also completed his doctorate. Among the several books he has written is a book titled Grandfather Mao Zedong (Yeye Mao Zedong), published by the National Defence University Press in October 2003 [1].