Mitter concludes by writing that " one can imagine Chiang Kai-shek's ghost wandering round China today nodding in approval, while Mao's ghost follows behind him, moaning at the destruction of his vision ".

The Soviet Union soon after recognized Mao's People's Republic of China, which it regarded as a new ally.

Biographer Stuart Schram would later comment that during the period between 1925 and 1927, Mao was closer to the Kuomintang than he was to the Communist Party, something he attributed to Mao's belief that the good of China was more important than the cause of socialism.

The death of Mao eventually saw the Deng Xiaoping politically outmaneuver Mao's chosen successor to power in the People's Republic of China.

Relations with China remained on an even course after Mao's death in September 1976.

For example, in the Western theory, China and India belong respectively to the second and third worlds, but in Mao's theory both China and India are part of the Third Non-Aligned World.

In Asia, affairs regarding the People's Republic of China changed significantly following the recognition of the PRC by the United Nations, the death of Mao Zedong and the beginning of market liberalization by Mao's successors.

To Mao's supporters, his death symbolized the loss of the revolutionary foundation of Communist China.

In Mao's Last Revolution ( 2006 ), Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals assert that in rural China alone some 36 million people were persecuted, of whom between 750, 000 and 1. 5 million were killed, with roughly the same number permanently injured.

The move to have Mao's image publicly protected is correlated with the recent political career of Bo Xilai, whose term as party chief in Chongqing has been characterized by the use of Maoist propaganda not popular in China since the end of the Cultural Revolution.

Afterwards, " To become a Marxist was one way for a Chinese intellectual to reject both the traditions of the Chinese past and Western domination of the Chinese present " Maurice Meisner, Mao's China and After, page 18.

Shortly after Mao's death in 1976, Deng Xiaoping started the capitalist reforms of the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) in 1978 beginning the radical change of Mao's ideology in the PRC.

The new Chinese leadership showed little interest in the various foreign groups supporting Mao's China.

China scholars generally agree that Deng's interpretation of Maoism preserves the legitimacy of Communist rule in China but at the same time criticizes Mao's brand of economic and political governance.

Their downfall in a coup d ' état on October 6, 1976, a mere month after Mao's death, brought about major celebrations on the streets of Beijing and marked the end of a turbulent political era in China.

He favoured links with the China, visiting Mao Tse-tung in Beijing in 1974 and 1975 and remaining an honoured guest in China on frequent visits thereafter and forming a close relationship with Mao's successor Deng Xiaoping.

The figure of 25, 000 li ( 12, 500 kilometres or about 8, 000 miles ) was Mao's estimate, quoted by his biographer Edgar Snow in Red Star Over China, published not long after the end of the Long March in 1938.

She was one of the most powerful figures in China during Mao's last years and became a controversial figure.

The United States was on its way to the height of military power, and historians contend that Mao's participation in the war asserted China as a new power to not be taken lightly.

Under Mao's direction, China would also go on to build its first atomic bomb in 1964, becoming the 5th country in the world at the time to have successfully conducted a nuclear test.

After the brief rule of Mao's chosen successor Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping emerged as China's paramount leader, and began to shift the country towards market economics and away from ideologically driven policies.

After Mao's death in 1976, reformers led by Deng Xiaoping gained prominence.

After being confirmed as Mao's successor, Lin's supporters focused on the restoration of the position of State Chairman, which had been abolished by Mao after the purge of Liu Shaoqi.

After moving to Jiangxi, Zhou met Mao for the first time since 1927, and began his long relationship with Mao as Mao's superior.

After the establishment of the Jiangxi Soviet, Mao's status within the Party declined.

After Mao's death, Peng was posthumously rehabilitated with full honors.

After the Cultural Revolution was announced, most of the most senior members of the CPP who had voiced any hesitation in following Mao's direction, including Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping, were removed from their posts almost immediately ; and, with their families, subjected to mass criticism and humiliation.

After Mao died in 1976, Hua Guofeng gave a speech praising Mao's suppression of " Right and ' Left ' Opportunist lines of the Party " as one of the late Chairman's greatest achievements: Chen's was the first person to be named as being correctly suppressed ; Deng Xiaoping was the last.

After the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976 and the rise of Deng Xiaoping in 1978, the importance of the book waned considerably, and the glorification of Mao's quotations was considered to be left deviationism and a cult of personality.

After Mao's death, Hua took on the titles of Chairman of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, to the surprise and dismay of Jiang Qing and the rest of the Gang of Four.

After Mao's death and the fall of the Gang of Four in October 1976, Party leaders rehabilitated Deng and brought him back to Beijing, where he emerged as China's Paramount Leader in 1978.

Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic.

After Mao's death, the phrase has never been used for any individual.

After Mao's death, many of the convictions were revoked in 1979.

After being recalled to Yan ' an, Peng was subjected to a political indoctrination campaign in which he was criticized as an " empiricist " for his good relations with the Comintern, and only survived professionally through an unconditional conversion to Mao's leadership.

After Ye Jianying fled Zhang's headquarter with all of the maps and code books to Mao's camp, Yang and another colleague also fled from Zhang Guotao's headquarter with top secret documents, and they were forced to hide along the way in order to escape the Zhang's cavalry sent to capture them.

After Peng was purged in 1959 for opposing Mao's Great Leap Forward, Yang was one of the few leaders of the CCP who continued to maintain a close relationship with Peng.

After Cao Mao's death, Cao Huan was enthroned as the fifth ruler of Wei.

After Mao's death, S & T was established as one of the Four Modernizations in 1976.

After Mao's death, Lei Feng remained a cultural icon representing earnestness and service ; his name entered daily speech and his imagery appeared on t-shirts and memorabilia.

After joining forces with Mao, Lin became one of Mao's closest supporters.

After Mao was removed from power in 1932 by his rivals, the 28 Bolsheviks, Lin frequently attended strategic meetings in Mao's name and openly attacked the plans of Mao's enemies.