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In 1949, after decades of revolution, invasion and civil war, Mao Zedong finally takes control of China.
Chairman Mao proclaims it a ‘People’s Republic’, but democracy is not on the agenda. Instead, he wields absolute power in an authoritarian government determined to rebuild China in line with his communist ideals.
In the years that follow, his regime will oversee the expansion of China’s influence and its transformation into a major player on the international stage. But in his attempts to revolutionise Chinese society, Mao will also unleash catastrophic violence and sow the seeds of humanitarian disaster.
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醋太多了 完全的西方叙事 4500W更是给我看乐了 你知道这数据有多离谱吗 真能饿死这么多人共产党还能维持统治我吃屎 起义你都镇不下来
As a Chinese, I think Westerners still look at history at the level of looking at stories, there is a saying in China that all history is contemporary history, but people don't know that Chinese history has gone through dozens of almost identical reincarnations in thousands of years, such as the video about hundreds of thousands of landlords being liquidated, land confiscated and distributed to hundreds of millions of landless farmers, may seem like a horror story to you, but I don't know how to explain to you In our opinion, this is normal, This has happened countless times in China's long history, and after about two hundred years back to the starting point of the story, the Chinese began to try to find a way to escape from this historical cycle, Mao Zedong's study of Chinese history is very deep, if anyone imagines to shape him as a tyrant greedy for power, this is very naïve, if you want to know more about him, you must know Chinese civilization very well, you must have a certain understanding of China's history from ancient times to the present before you can understand what he wants to do, Finally, I recommend a poem by Chairman Mao to everyone, hoping that you can read some of his views on history
Reading History
贺新郎·读史
Man, to the ape, waved goodbye.
人猿相揖别。
Having stone tools to fight the odds,
Which was his infancy road.
只几个石头磨过，
小儿时节。
Bronze and iron tempered at flames;
When did he learn this art, do you know?
But a few thousand years ago.
铜铁炉中翻火焰，
为问何时猜得？
不过几千寒热。
On earth broad smiles are rarely seen;
On field bows drawn phased like moon.
人世间难逢开口笑，
上疆场彼此弯弓月。
All plains are red,
With blood that’s shed.
流遍了，
郊原血。
One volume read, and you’ll be old.
一篇读罢头飞雪，
Recalling but some regal feuds,
Old traces taken from older quotes.
但记得斑斑点点，
几行陈迹。
The legends of saint kings retold,
Have fooled countless human sloths.
五帝三皇神圣事，
骗了无涯过客。
How many are hailed in odes?
有多少风流人物？
Let Spartacus win his fame,
Shall peasants aroused to wield their forks.
盗跖庄蹻流誉后，
更陈王奋起挥黄钺。
Songs unsung,
A brand new dawn.
This channel is simply fantastic!
first time i see him face to face
The most straightforward reason for the vast difference between China and India is that China produced Mao Zedong. Admittedly, he made mistakes, but overthrowing the comprador class, carrying out the land revolution, breaking down clan society, implementing universal education and healthcare, defeating the United States, and industrializing China—any one of these achievements would qualify him as a great man, especially considering how impoverished China was at the time.
An old saying is "In times of chaos, severe punishments are necessary.".
Another one is "A gentleman judges by actions and consequences , not by intentions.".
It was a tough time in China, recovering from invasion, civil war and Korean war.
I don't want to comment Mao, and I have no qualifications. As a well protected Chinese, all I know is that without him, China would be the second India or another US military base after Japan and South Korea.
BTW, feel good to see English speakers gradually accept Mao Zedong instead of Zedong Mao in recent years (finally).
毛和邓最明显的比较，毛泽东发动10年文革都没有人民反对他。邓小平就直接出动坦克镇压了。西方无论如何都无法解释，就只能说毛泽东在搞洗脑，中国人民都被洗脑了。或者说共产党对人民进行了残酷的镇压，但是又矛盾的说毛泽东号召人民对共产党进行镇压是为了争权。
One funny thing about Chiang Kai-shek is that his legacy has diminished over time in Taiwan while it has strangely improved in mainland China. He's regarded as the worst or next worst Taiwanese head of state in its history.
Amazing 😊
对毛的评价，我想说从一个共产主义者角度来看，他是没有私心的，从参加革命起到去世，是一个非常典型的左派，为人民服务为老百姓谋福利这一点是不用质疑的，至于功和过，毫无争议的是他带领共产党革命成功，抗日，建立新中国，这些成就是不需要质疑的，争议非常大的就是晚年大跃进和文革，实际上认真想一想都知道毛不可能想杀老百姓吧？这一点是个正常人都能想明白，大饥荒在我看来更多是基于苏联式的政治体制，山高皇帝远和政治压力，缺乏报道机制，我认为主要的原因在于体制，集权制就是政策好那么效率远超你们西方的分权制，但是另外一方面如果政策偏差大，那么后果也是一样的，因为苏联也同样发生了这种大饥荒，他的革命贡献毫无争议是属于他个人的，因为确实没有毛泽东就没有新中国，对于过失不能说毛没有错，但是我认为错的根源更多来自于体制问题而非个人问题，包括那场文革，本意是真正的民主，拿你们西式民主跟文革时期比，你们的西式民主真的是妥妥的假民主了，但是这种民主显然太过理想主义了