Topic > Case Study of Mao Zedong - 1138

Mao never gives up to take power even though he was in his seventies. (484) During the first phase of the Cultural Revolution, Mao encouraged Chinese youth to join the “Red Guard” activities and caused the closure of many universities and schools. Like many innocent people who were punished during the 100 Flowers Campaign, many victims were “forced to stand with their heads down and arms raised behind them in the airplane position and listen to former friends and colleagues mock and curse them ” (484) Liu Shaoqi, another communist leader who promoted the idea of ​​revising China, was labeled a “roader capitalist chief” and seized by the Red Guards in 1967. (484) Mao removed foreign items from shops in the second phase of the Cultural Revolution from 1968 to 1976 to reduce the effect of foreign countries on the Chinese people. (487) If Mao loves his people, he will not allow the Red Guards to mistreat and beat many people to death. If Mao had not been selfish, he would not have harmed his party comrades. Mao could have done better for the country. Mao's contributions to China were significant, but his mistakes may also have nullified many of his contributions. In recent years, Mao had already lost the ability to rationally manage the country. It is sad to admit that Mao's privilege to dominate the country has forever kept him from loving his people