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beijing, CHINA: Li Rui, 89, a former secretary to Chairman Mao Zedong, poses during an interview in Beijing 05 September 2006. Mao, a master of mind control and class struggle warfare, was a self-proclaimed emperor who brought disasters on an epic scale to China, according to Li. AFP PHOTO/GOH CHAI HIN (Photo credit should read GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

beijing, CHINA:  Li Rui, 89, a former secretary to Chairman Mao Zedong, poses during an interview in Beijing 05 September 2006.  Mao, a master of mind control and class struggle warfare, was a self-proclaimed emperor who brought disasters on an epic scale to China, according to Li.              AFP PHOTO/GOH CHAI HIN  (Photo credit should read GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)