I’m not denying that China has shortcomings. I believe you are magnifying them beyond their actual levels.
In case you hadn't noticed, I am basing my arguments exclusively on historical facts—the vast majority of which have been verified against sources from both the West and the East.
If you have any specific questions regarding this, please point them out to me.
As for me, watching documentary footage of the events that took place in China during those years sometimes makes my hair stand on end...
We are not discussing modern Chinese history right now; we are talking about the post-war era in China.
Oh, I also forgot to add something. The USSR handed over complete technical documentation for 1,500 major industrial enterprises to Mao. The USSR provided all of this free of charge. Can you imagine what Mao would have managed to build there without it? He probably would have forced peasants to engage in mechanical engineering and metal rolling right in their vegetable gardens.
I recall you claiming that Mao built things—or something to that effect—without any involvement from the USSR... yeah, right.
To me, Mao is akin to Castro or Che Guevara—certainly not to Stalin in the 1930s. Mao was a professional, iron-willed revolutionary; Mao was a warrior. He succeeded in uniting the Chinese people and leading them. Mao established a robust state system—one that subsequently withstood the onslaught of capitalism.
As for Mao Zedong Thought, some aspects have applicability elsewhere. The Mass Line is a generally useful tactic, Protracted People’s War can be useful in largely agrarian countries with high peasant populations and smaller urban centers, and so forth. It isn’t universal, but Mao Zedong Thought works well for China and tactics from it have seen success in the global south, including in Vietnam.
This is the first I've heard of the Line of Masses—very interesting.
This is the first I've heard of the "Line of the Masses"—very interesting.
Is this connected to those leaflets that were pasted on the wall? I’ve forgotten what those walls are called.
Excessive luxury is being cracked down on
I would like to understand the mechanisms of this process.