China state TV host apologizes for insulting Mao Zedong

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – An anchor on China's main state broadcaster, CCTV, apologized on Thursday after a video of him insulting the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, went viral on social media sites, sparking an investigation by the channel.

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China state TV host apologizes for insulting Mao Zedong