Study Of Mao Zedong's Strategic Thinking

Strategic thinking is a general concept that covers activity, idea, mode, way hi thinking through which strategists understand, think, research and resolve strategic problems. Basically strategic thinking can be divided into two parts: fundamental thinking concept and thinking mode. Fundamental concept of thinking is the thinking category, which is the supporter of thinking. It restricts the spread, the route , the way and the method of strategic thinking, gives subjects an angle of view from which they understand, think, research strategic problems, and limits the subjects' choice of objective material. Strategic thinking mode is a more steady way, habit, trend, or framework of thinking in which subjects understand, think and deal with strategic problems. Strategic thinking mode is the spread of strategic fundamental concept in the thinking process of subjects under some historical condition, strategic thinking concept is the static condensation of strategic thinking mode.Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking is a general expression that denotes how Mao ze-dong understands, thinks, studies and resolves strategic problems hi thinking activities. Considering the thinking mechanism in which some thought or theory comes into being, some thought or theory is the offspring of concept activity itself. Without some thinking concepts or modes or ways, some thought or theory cannot be put forth. So Mao ze-dong's thought is the outcome of Mao ze-dong 's thinking with his own characteristic. Of course, we cannot deny that Mao ze-dong's thought is also the offspring of practice of revolution of China. But in the same practice of revolution of China, various thoughts or theories had been put forward. Historically facing the same strategic problems, different strategists put forward different guidelines, measures, plans, courses, policies, which can only be interpreted through strategists' internal condition as a subject, such as then* standpoint, then- level of understanding, especially then- thinking concepts, modes, ways, that is, through their strategic thinking.The fundamental concepts of Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking are the five: the highest interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, seeking the truth from the fact, independent decision of one's own policies, class-struggle, contradiction. They are pattern-concepts or nucleus-concepts of Mao ze-dong's thought and his strategic thinking, and are the foundation from which we understand Mao ze-dong's thought and his strategic thinking.Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking mode means his thinking way, habit, trend, which exists hi his thinking activities long not temporally, steadily not easily changed, when he faces majority of problems not certain one. From the mode he puts forth his route, guideline, policy, tactic, plan so on and so forth, according to the environment, characteristic of times, the international and domestic situations, his strength and requirements. The mode is the outspreads, embodiment, implementing of his strategic fundamental concept under some certain historical condition. Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking modes include: thinking of the situation as a whole, thinking of the situation as a process, foreseeing-thinking, alliance-thinking, cost-thinking.This essay mainly discusses the modes of Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking, and not planning to specially discuss the fundamental concepts of Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking, which are discussed within discussion of the modes, for the modes are the outspreads of his concepts.There are seven parts in the essay: the Introduction, five chapters, the tag.The introduction refers to theme, meaning, historical development of Mao ze-dong's strategic thinking, as well as the importance and ways of research of it. The tag discusses the relation between Mao ze-dong's philosophical culture and his strategic thinking. His better ability of strategic thinking and successful strategic practice benefit from his deep philosophical culture, from his resolving strategic problems at the philosophi...