Yet Mao worried that his revolution was going off track, and in the mid-1960’s he launched an effort to regain control of the Party by educating a new generation of radical youth. These “Red Guards” launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966-68, targeting the more conservative elements within the Communist Party.
但是毛担心他的革命偏离方向。在60年代中期，他通过教育新一代激进青年以图重新控制中共。这些“红卫兵”在1966年到1968发动文化大革命，攻击中共内部更为保守的势力。文化大革命造成中国分裂，但却让毛重新回到权力的顶峰，可以放手清洗实用主义者。