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Who was head of the communist party in China when Forrest Gump visited
Chairman Mao Zedong was head of the communist party.
how is chairman mao zedong different in the novel from the film
Chairman Mao Zedong has a minor role in the Forrest Gump novel, but in the Forrest Gump film, he only appears on propaganda posters during Forrest Gump's visit to China.

Question: what happens in the novel with the chairman
Self-contained rewrite: what happens in the forrest gump novel with chairman mao zedong