Legacy of the Principles of People’s War in China’s Military Modernization
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Mao Tse-tung led the Chinese people and established Communist China in 1949. He served as nation’s top leader until he died on September 9, 1976. Mao was credited with commanding the Long March and leading the Communist Party of China to victory against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War; defeating an assortment of powerful regional warlords; and helping to deter the Japanese invasion. Mao's military thoughts, his strategic and tactical principles of war, notably the “People's War” theory is one of most important guiding principles for the Red Army commanders. This paper is about his“People’s War”theory and how it has been accepted and led military modernization in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Mao believed that war is the continuation of politics, dominated by one's interests. He emphasized the role of the Army and the People as the foundation of victory. At the operational level, Mao advocated “seizing the initiative” as the most important principle even in a defensive posture, based on an approach that “you fight in your way and we fight in ours”. China's current military modernization is also based on Mao's military thoughts, but pays more attention to the effect of modern technology. Being able to integrate Mao's traditional ideas and the contemporary realities of new concepts and modern technologies will be the critical challenge to China's military commanders today.
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Mao Tse-tung led the Chinese people and established Communist China in 1949. He served as nation’s top leader until he died on September 9, 1976. Mao was credited with commanding the Long March and leading the Communist Party of China to victory against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War; defeating an assortment of powerful regional warlords; and helping to deter the Japanese invasion. Mao's military thoughts, his strategic and tactical principles of war, notably the “People's War” theory is one of most important guiding principles for the Red Army commanders. This paper is about his“People’s War”theory and how it has been accepted and led military modernization in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Mao believed that war is the continuation of politics, dominated by one's interests. He emphasized the role of the Army and the People as the foundation of victory. At the operational level, Mao advocated “seizing the initiative” as the most important principle even in a defensive posture, based on an approach that “you fight in your way and we fight in ours”. China's current military modernization is also based on Mao's military thoughts, but pays more attention to the effect of modern technology. Being able to integrate Mao's traditional ideas and the contemporary realities of new concepts and modern technologies will be the critical challenge to China's military commanders today.
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