In his conquest of power, Mao Zedong used military tactics derived from Sun Tzu, who lived around 500 BC; Confucianism, dating from around the same time, remains at the heart of China’s social thinking, despite Mao’s ruthless attempts to suppress it.
伦敦—中国人是最有历史意识的民族。在其权力征程中，毛泽东采取了生活在公元前500年左右的孙子的兵法。而产生于差不多时期的儒家思想至今仍占据中国社会思想核心地位，尽管毛泽东对其进行了无情的镇压。