The Historical Status And The Contemporary Value Of Mao Zedong’s Military Thought

It has been an iron law that the side who wins in the battlefield is the one whichhas the advantage of high technology before wars since the Malvinas War whichhappened in1982. Whether the just side which has relative backward weapons canstill win under the condition of informatization in the contemporary era in thetwenty-first century? If we make a detailed inquiry about it considering the militaryreality of China, then the question will be as follows. As a combinative product of theMarxism military theory and the practice of China revolutionary war and nationaldefense construction, Mao Zedong’s military thought has successfully conducted thevictory of China revolutionary war and the national defense of New China. But today,facing the challenges of the world of new military revolution and the military reformswith Chinese characteristics, does Mao Zedong’s military thought which has beeneighty years still have its contemporary values? If yes, what significances and rolesdoes it play? It is an issue which needs to be considered and researched seriously forany Chinese descendant who cares the destiny of China and concerns the militaryreforms with Chinese characteristics, for the times background, the world situationand the specific situation and tasks of China’s national defense have createdenormous changes. Therefore we need to get more practical answers and scientificconclusions according to the new situation.In order to deepen the research on Mao Zedong’s military thought and MaoZedong Thought, to further push forward the Marxism’s military thought withChinese characterization and to form the military thought with Chinese characteristics,to motivate the military reforms with Chinese characteristics, and to meet thechallenges of the world of new military revolution, under the macroscopicbackground of Marxism’s Chinese characterization, the author of this dissertation,viewing Mao Zedong’s military thought as a product of Marxism’s military thoughtwith Chinese characterization, puts it in the process of Marxism’s Chinesecharacterization and strives to make a real judgment of the historical position of MaoZedong’s military thought. Furthermore, the author will probe into the contemporary values of Mao Zedong’s military thought so as to make a thorough inquiry of theroute to strengthen the nation and army of China in the new century.Burgeoning in the period of the Great Revolution, Mao Zedong’s militarythought was preliminarily formed during Agrarian Revolutionary War and constructedscientific systems in the times of Anti Japanese War. Matured in the times of the Warof Liberation, it gained new development in the period of socialist revolution andsocialist construction. It is a set of complete military thought system with Chinesecharacteristics which was created by Mao Zedong in the long time of China’srevolution wars and constructions. Mao Zedong creatively combined the Chinesetraditional military thought and foreign military thought especially the Maenliesimilitary thought and used them in the practice of China’s revolution wars. MaoZedong’s military thought is the advanced military philosophy full of dialectics,which contains not only the personality of Mao Zedong and the great style of Chinesenation reflected from his personality, but also the Party spirit principle and thepractical and realistic character of Marxism.Mao Zedong’s military thought, which consists of six parts including war viewand methodology of war, people’s war, people’s army, strategy and tactics of people’swar, people’s militia and national defense construction, is the important component ofthe Mao Zedong’s thought, a scientific theory system about China’s revolution warsand military issues, a product combined by the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism andthe specific practice of China’s revolution wars, the scientific conclusion of thepractical experience of Chinese people’s revolution wars and military combat. It is theguiding ideology by which the Chinese Communist Party leads the China’s revolutionwars, army construction, national defense construction and war against aggression. Itis also the theoretical foundation of military thought for the oppressed nations andpeople and the third world.Mao Zedong’s military thought creatively enriches and develops the Marxismmilitary theory and the military law it has proclaimed has reached a new high degreeof human beings. Further more, Mao Zedong’s military thought has put forward aseries of significant scientific military creative viewpoints and created excellent art ofwarfare direction. Mao Zedong’s military thought not only realizes the radical change in the history of China’s military thought, but also scientifically responses andsuccessfully solves a series of issues of China’s revolution wars, the construction ofpeople’s army and national defense. It is unique in the history of world’s militarythought and supplies a powerful thought weapon for the people of the colonies andsemi-colonies in the process of national liberation, national independence andpeople’s revolution. It has conducted movements for the liberation of the oppressedpeople and nation and made a great success. Therefore, it has influenced the worldstructure profoundly and had a far reaching influence on the the history of mankind.Mao Zedong’s military thought, as a theory system which systematiclyelaborates the military issues, is not only the experience conclusion of the specificcampaigns and battles, but also the regular cognition of human war and revolution.That is, no matter what times it is, the human is forever the domination anddeterministic factor in the war and the people who are the just side will be the lastvictor in the war. Mao Zedong’s military thought has the irreplaceable contemporaryvalues on the basis of this regularity. That is, in today’ world of high technology andinformatization, although the imperialism and hegemonism have armed to the teeth ofthe weapons and can exterminate the world for many times, all of these can notchange the basic principle that the human is the determinative factor of the victory ordefeat of war. The victor is human or the people, not the weapons.In conclusion, facing the challenges put forward by the world’s new militaryrevolution, Mao Zedong’s military thought is still the basic factor for the people’sarmy in the new century and new stage. It is a guide to action for the construction anddevelopment of Chinese army and a powerful weapon to push forward the militaryreforms with Chinese characteristics. It is the key guarantee to bring about a greatrejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Meanwhile, the spread of Mao Zedong’s militarythought can strengthen the international influence of Chinese culture including theadvanced military culture and can make a contribution to the enduring peace ofhuman. Therefore, under the new times background and current conditions, we shouldstill go on adhering to the quintessence of Mao Zedong’s military thought, that is, thepurpose to serve for the people and the principle of seeking truth from facts. Weshould adhere to the theory quality of changing with the times. We should adhere and develop Mao Zedong’s military thought and use its scientific world outlook andmethodology to answer and solve the new problems in the military areas. Only bydoing so can we finish the military reforms with Chinese characteristics, conquer thechallenges of the new world military revolution, bring about a great rejuvenation ofthe Chinese nation and make a great contribution to achieve human permanent peace.