Chairman Mao was a great statesman and military man on the mainland. Chairman Mao's thought is also a dazzling cultural treasure in the history of Chinese thought and a precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people.
Chairman Mao's thought embodies a series of theories such as objectivity, practice, development, unity, contradictions, and connections, which have always guided the construction of China's communist cause.
Foresight, he put forward for the first time the theory of "power out of the barrel of a gun"
After the defeat of the Great Revolution, the Kuomintang openly betrayed, and all the members of the Communist Party of China were shrouded in white terror. Faced with the situation in which the Kuomintang army wantonly looted and arrested Communists and the broad masses of the working people were deeply poisoned, Chairman Mao was the first to see the essence of the development: the working class had no power in its hands.
The only way to win the war is to take up arms. Only the Chinese people who take up arms have the right to speak.
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On August 7, 1927, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an emergency meeting in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and in addition to summarizing the reasons for the defeat of the revolution, Chairman Mao for the first time put forward the practical theory of "power out of the barrel of a gun.". Chairman Mao had great foresight and accurately realized that only when the proletariat itself mastered the armed forces could it lead the Chinese masses out of its predicament.
In the film "The Great Cause of Building the People's Republic of China", Chairman Mao said in a conversation with Zhang Lan: "To tell the truth about the heart, if we did not have hundreds of thousands of broken guns in our hands, would old Chiang Kai-shek be willing to sit down and talk to us?" It can be seen that the armed forces of the regime, as Chairman Mao envisioned, are a prerequisite for the CCP to be qualified to speak.
Later, under the leadership of Chairman Mao's thought, the Communist Party of China organized armed struggle, beat up local tycoons, divided up the land, followed the line of encircling the cities from the countryside, and finally defeated the enemy step by step. Even if the new-democratic revolution is victorious and the people usher in a new life, "power out of the barrel of a gun" still provides a strong guarantee for the peaceful rise of China today.
Chairman Mao's farsighted vision was not only manifested in the period of the Great Revolution, but also during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chairman Mao published many forward-looking theoretical articles, such as "The Spark of a Spark Can Ignite the Plains" and "On Protracted War." He can always see through the essence of things in advance, know the development of events in advance, and many theoretical achievements are put into today, and they are not outdated.
The lips are cold, and the aid to the DPRK relies on territorial security
In 1950, the Korean Civil War broke out, and with the deepening of the war situation and the intervention of the US coalition forces, the North Korean army led by the North Korean leader directly retreated to the north of the 38th Line, seriously threatening China's territorial security.
On August 4, the Politburo held a meeting to discuss the Korean Civil War, at which Chairman Mao made it clear: "We must always be prepared. Beware of the wolf ambitions of U.S. imperialism and, in due course, in the name of the Volunteer Army, to invade Korea."
There was a heated discussion among the participants, and some objected:
First, the United States did not directly send troops to invade the mainland's territory, and at this time, if we send troops to the DPRK first, the situation will be very passive.
Second, we have just founded the country, the foundation of the socialist regime has not yet been solidified, and the development of industry and agriculture throughout the country is in ruins. At the same time, all the rebellions of Kuomintang reactionary agents, spies, bandits, etc. have not been eliminated. The most urgent thing at the moment is that we should rest and recuperate and restore our national strength, rather than rushing forward and offending the United States.
Third, and most importantly, we are too far from the economic and military strength of the United States, especially during World War II, the United States used the atomic bomb as a new type of weapon in combat for the first time, and if the United States uses nuclear weapons against China, the consequences for China are unimaginable.
Chairman Mao replied to the above three questions one by one, and he believed that it is precisely because the United States has not yet invaded the territory of the mainland that we have the opportunity to take a step ahead.
If the United States breaks through north Korea and sends troops from Vietnam, Taiwan, and North Korea at the same time in the future, and becomes a horn at each other, then we will be extremely passive. Therefore, aiding the DPRK is also for the sake of a more stable living environment for New China in the future.
Judging from the subsequent development of the situation, Chairman Mao's thesis is correct. His foresight bought China decades of steady development.
As for the last point, some people were worried about the atomic bomb problem in the United States, and Chairman Mao also smiled slightly and dealt with it calmly: "You hit you, I hit mine, you hit the atomic bomb, I hit the grenade, seize your weakness, follow you, and finally defeat you." ”
Sure enough, a month after the conclusion of this meeting, the United States, in disregard of the warnings of the Chinese Government, repeatedly violated China's territorial airspace and provoked the mainland's territorial sovereignty.
In October 1950, the Chinese Volunteer Army was ready to go to Korea to defend the integrity of national sovereignty.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea lasted for 3 years, and the Sino-DPRK coalition army finally overcame all kinds of difficulties and won the war under the circumstance that the strength of the two sides was very different. The Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea further explained Chairman Mao's judgment: Nothing is as hard as one's own fist, and if you punch it open, you will not have to throw a hundred punches.
Chairman Mao has stressed this viewpoint in many meetings, and only when he is strong can he stand firm. At the beginning of the founding of New China, the mainland was faced with a situation of internal and external troubles, which made China's development difficult.
On the one hand, the war that has lasted for decades on the mainland has just ended, and it is in a precarious and weak situation, the people's living materials are scarce, the conditions are difficult, and even if the people have stable production conditions, it will take a while to gradually recover.
On the other hand, the encirclement and isolation of communism by the international community has made China's position in the international community very low and has almost no say.
Under such conditions, more energy should have been devoted to production, construction, and economic recovery, but Chairman Mao once again showed his unique vision--- we should engage in nuclear weapons.
"Shocking the world, exploding the clouds to see the moon"
In 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in succession, shocking the whole world; on the one hand, people cheered that the victory of the anti-fascist war was just around the corner; on the other hand, people were shocked that the power of the atomic bomb was so great.
After learning what had happened, Chairman Mao was quiet on the surface and encouraged everyone: "We should not be frightened by the arrogance of US imperialism, the power of the atomic bomb is no more than that, and the report is likely to be exaggerated, and all reactionaries are paper tigers." ”
That being said, this is actually the president's reassurance to everyone, and he is deeply aware in his heart that if we want to win a place in the international community, we must engage in nuclear weapons. Even if the economy is difficult, it must be done.
Soon after, Chairman Mao went to the Soviet Union at stalin's invitation, and during the soviet tour, Stalin accompanied Chairman Mao to watch the documentary on the atomic bomb explosion.
After Chairman Mao returned to China, he had been planning this matter, but suffering from the social conditions at that time, there was neither economic support nor scientific and technological experience, so the entire atomic bomb research and development made almost no progress.
In 1954, when Khrushchev's delegation visited China to participate in the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the founding of New China, Chairman Mao was keenly aware of this opportunity, so he put forward to Khrushchev in person the requirement that China need to study nuclear weapons.
After some conversation, Khrushchev immediately expressed his opposition, and the reason for his opposition was also the true voice of most of the opponents in the country.
Khrushchev
Khrushchev believes that: On the one hand, China's current situation is not suitable for placing a lot of manpower and material resources on military construction; in his view, this is a move of "laboring the people and hurting the wealth"; the research and development and manufacture of atomic bombs is still secondary, and just a storage is very draining of financial resources.
On the other hand, in view of the friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union, the two sides have long had a written treaty, and once one of them is invaded, the other side must give full support, which shows that as long as one of the countries in China and the Soviet Union has nuclear weapons, it is enough.
Chairman Mao was clear in his heart at this time that the premise of the so-called Sino-Soviet friendly relations was "friendship", and it was because the "friendly" two sides could maintain the current relations, but what if one day China and the Soviet Union ceased to be friendly? There have never been eternal friends in the international relations society, only interests, others have not as good as their own.
Moreover, Chairman Mao also realized that the reason why China and the Soviet Union were able to maintain the current friendly relations was because China's strength was getting stronger and stronger, and if one day China was left far behind by the Soviet Union, the relations between the two countries were likely to break down.
In 1955, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China officially issued a decision to develop atomic energy and study atomic bombs. At this time, Chairman Mao also persuaded Khrushchev to agree to assist China in the study of the atomic bomb. Of course, Chairman Mao was prescient, and at the beginning of the study he formulated the policy and line of thought: "With our independent research and development as the mainstay, supplemented by the soviet union's foreign aid support."
In 1958, Sino-Soviet relations broke down, Soviet scientists took away all the relevant drawings and materials for atomic energy research, and although the Soviet Union's actions had a huge impact on China, the Chinese people still overcame all difficulties and finally successfully experimented with the explosion of the first atomic bomb in 1964.
This loud noise exploded the layers of haze that hung over the heads of the Chinese people, exploded the hearts of the people of the world's third country, and also shook the nuclear monopoly of the United States and the Soviet Union and other countries in the world.
Since then, the Western powers have never dared to underestimate China, and the United States has not dared to despise this Eastern power that once dealt him a heavy blow.
In 1972, president Nixon visited China, Sino-US relations began to ease, during this period, Sino-Soviet relations gradually relaxed, and the arrival of all these initiatives on the mainland was inseparable from Chairman Mao's foresight, just as Chairman Mao said: Nothing is as hard as his fist.
Only when you become strong can you have more opportunities to stand and speak in the world.
The importance of the Korean War is as important as the situation in Ukraine and Russia
Recently, the audience who has seen the movie "Chosin Lake" must have some feelings in their hearts, what has the war brought to mankind? In order to compete for the land portal, is it worth it to die so many people?
Let's look at today's situation in Ukraine and Russia. It can be said that the evolution of the situation in Soviet Russia today more directly confirms this theory put forward by Chairman Mao. If you do not grasp the initiative first, you will become passive in the future.
It can be said that the situation in Ukraine and Russia today is exactly like the situation between China and the DPRK in those years.
Zelenskiy (right)
Ukraine, a country that had previously been a member of the Soviet Republic, did not escape from the Soviet Union until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and ascend to heaven on its own.
But from a historical point of view, Ukraine and Russia have always had an inseparable entanglement.
After Ukraine and Russia parted ways, serious differences arose between the two sides on the handling of the Black Sea Team. Because southern Ukraine is close to the Black Sea, if Russia stationed its fleet in this area, it would directly affect Ukraine's homeland security.
However, from Russia's point of view, if a strong military base is not established here, it means giving up control of the Black Sea, and the so-called control of the Black Sea is actually better against the EU republic.
Therefore, for Russia, Ukraine is just like North Korea to China at that time, and Ukraine is Russia's "gateway" to the West.
If this "portal" is just like its own heart, but the gap between Ukraine and Russia has a long history, Ukraine frequently shows goodwill to Western Europe, and long-sleeved and dancing to the United States. For Russia, Ukraine, the "gateway," is at risk of mutiny at any time.
What does that mean for Russia once Ukraine mutinied? It means that if a battlefield is built at the gate of one's own home, it will directly affect the security of the mainland.
Let's take a look at the development trend of NATO in recent years: since 1996, NATO has studied the report of eastward expansion, Poland and the Czech Republic joined in 1999, Romania, Bulgaria and other countries joined in 2004, montenegro joined in 2013...
Despite NATO's repeated promises to Russia that it will not expand eastward, the facts show that this is only a cover-up of the European Union, and the intersection of the Western European Republic and the Russian Union is in Ukraine. Ukraine must be nato's last stop on its eastward march.
So, here we should understand why Russia should take the initiative first, because putin is facing the same situation today as the chairman 70 years ago.
Russia's current practice once again confirms Chairman Mao's far-sightedness in those years. Once again, the importance of "having a hard fist" is revealed, and the need to look far ahead and grasp the initiative.
In recent years, our country has continuously implemented the "spirit of two bombs", carefully developed aerospace technology, sought breakthroughs in the fields of science and technology and military, and sought development.
Along the way, although we have encountered many difficulties and obstacles, the spirit of the Chinese people who are not afraid of sacrifice and have the courage to move forward will always support our continued progress.
Historical experience education tells us that backwardness is to be beaten, and only by continuously improving the comprehensive strength of the mainland can China forever stand tall among the nations of the world.