The Communist Party’s official verdict, undoubtedly the product of fierce ideological disputes, is that he was a great Marxist and revolutionary, whose “gross mistakes” during the Cultural Revolution were outweighed by his contribution to China. “His merits,” it argues, “are primary and his errors secondary.”
El veredicto oficial del Partido Comunista, indudablemente producto de fieras disputas ideológicas, es que fue un gran marxista y revolucionario, cuyos &quot;grandes errores&quot; durante la Revolución Cultural han tenido como suficiente contrapeso su contribución general a China. “Sus méritos”, arguye, “son primarios y sus errores son secundarios.”