Mao Xinyu

Mao Xinyu (Chinese: 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 and his wife, Liu Bin, have one son, Mao Dongdong born in 2003.

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].

Mao Xinyu is extremely obese.