However, Chinese living overseas or people of Chinese descent overseas do not associate themselves with the PRC because of its repressive conduct toward its own people in China. Mao Zedong stated that his power came from the barrel of his gun. His regime was neither elected by the people nor did he have the mandate of the people.
當時，毛澤東自詡「槍桿子出政權」，顧名思義，這政權的正當性乃奠基於武力，決非民意。