China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice by Richard Bernstein

Author:Richard Bernstein [Bernstein, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Modern, 20th Century, Asia, China, Political Science, International Relations, General
ISBN: 9780385353519
Google: qTCOAwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00KAFVOVY
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2014-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Mao the God, Service the Spy

While Hurley purged the Chungking embassy of its best China hands, Mao Zedong was enjoying the fruits of his own purge and Rectification Campaign of the previous two years, having himself crowned the demigod of the Chinese revolution. From then on, he was to be much more than a first among equals, more than just a charismatic and respected party leader. From now on, he was to be a genius of a sort of papal infallibility, a giant of history, a magnificent hero bringing light and hope to what would otherwise be a dark and oppressive world. A catchy and tuneful anthem, composed in 1943, put it this way (it rhymes in Mandarin Chinese):

The East is Red,

The sun is rising,

China has produced a Mao Zedong.

He serves the welfare of the people,

He is our great savior.

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