'As Xi Jinping strengthens his grip on China, it is likely that he will redouble his Maoist focus,' writes Christopher Marquis
has initiated a series of hardline moves that hark back to PRC founder Mao Zedong. He justified China’s Zero COVID strategy with Mao’s doctrine of the “People’s War,” had his “thoughts” written into the Chinese constitution, emphasized the absolute leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in all aspects of the society, tightened control of the private sector and even foreign firms, and redoubled support of state-owned enterprises.
We need to drop these blinders and better understand the foundational Maoist principles that still guide China. Mao was the inventor of “Chinese style” communism and devised the unique socialist institutions that differ from both the Soviet Union and the West.
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