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Loyalty pledge as Mao funeral crowds pass in Beijing
Chinese army and regional officials pledged loyalty to the central party as Mao Zedong’s body lay in state at the Great Hall of the People. The mourning week began with vast processions and a citywide memorial, with regional units vowing combat readiness and support for party leadership.
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Tokyo
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mao
Hsinhua
Party
Asahi Shimbun
Peking
Great Hall of the People
Tien An Men Square
Asahi
China
Cliax
Tien An
Sinkiang
Fukien
Taiwan
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiangata
Shao-shan
Hunan