A court in California has ruled that Stanford University can keep the diaries of a former secretary to Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China. Li Rui, a top official known for his criticism of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in his later years, had meticulously kept diaries of his time within the party. Li's daughter began donating his diaries to Stanford when he was still alive, saying this was per her father's wishes. But following his death, his widow sued for the documents to be returned