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Mao Zedong statue in a store in China Source: AAP

Members of Australia's Chinese community have clashed over planned concerts in Australia to celebrate China's late communist leader known as Chairman Mao.

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By Brianna Roberts, Greg Dyett, Bích Ngọc

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Members of Australia's Chinese community have clashed over planned concerts in Australia to celebrate China's late communist leader known as Chairman Mao.

There are calls for city councils to intervene to stop the events, which some fear will divide the community.

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