If you've had the opportunity to read the Nov. 2005 issue of National Geographic you will know what Reverie is refering too.
It's bad enough that Mao and his policies killed so many when he was in power but to know that the Bastard is not quite completely dead and burried is just sickening.
For a Western equivilent: Try to imagine if a terrorist group came into power in the USA in opposition to the US Governement and infrastructure that built their stated political ideals around those of The Third Reich.