Chinese Entrepreneur Tries Selling Mao's Plane

But Wants Trident To Go To Preservationist It was ironic when the personal airliner of former Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong was erected as a static display in the parking lot of an icon of capitalism -- a shopping mall in the seaside city of Zuhai, in southern China. If that was an affront to Mao's philosophy, he'll be rolling in his grave now. The Toronto Star reports that after almost 10 years in the parking lot, the plane is being sold to make room for more cars. Wang Zhilei, the general manager of Ridong Group, the development company that owns the plane (type shown above), told the paper there... [read full story]