Problem
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart
From 1000 CE to the Present
SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME TWO
Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, and Robert Tignor
"New Democracy" (1940), Mao Zedong
As chairman of China's Communist Party, Mao Zedong (1893-1976) ruled the People's Republic of China from its founding in 1949 until his death. This document was written as Mao sought to adapt communism to Chinese traditions and distance himself from Soviet influence.
1) Explain what Mao means by democracy of the Chinese type.
2) What, if any, foreign influence can you see in this text?
3) What elements, if any, of the Chinese past does Mao want to preserve?