Xu Jingren, chairman of Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, China’s top-ranked pharmaceutical company, recently died of a heart attack at the age of 77. His sudden death once again drew attention to a phenomenon observed before: worshipping the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s head “Chairman Mao” brings people bad luck. Before his death on July 12, Xu had repeatedly appeared on the rich list. For example, in 2020, with 47 billion yuan ($7.05 billion) in assets, he ranked 91st on the “Hurun Rich List.” This year, he and his family ranked No. 705 on the “Forbes Global Rich List” with $4.1 billion in assets. Xu was a celebrity not only because he was the chairman of the top Chinese pharmaceutical giant, but also because of his extreme admiration for former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Mao Zedong. Born in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 15, 1944, Xu Jingren joined the CCP in 1965 …