On Deng Xiaoping's Realistic Evaluation Of Mao Zedong And Its Significance

Mao Zedong was a great pioneer and founder of China's socialism cause and was main founder of the Mao Zedong thought. After the death of Mao Zedong, on how-to treat Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong Thought, there were two kinds of wrong tendencies : One view believed that, since adherence to Mao Zedong Thought'guide status, we will pursue"two whatevers"and must not recognize and correct Mao Zedong's later year errors; Another view believed that, since Mao Zedong made some mistakes in his later years, whether to safeguard Mao Zedong's historical status and whether to hold high the banner of Mao Zedong Thought, which became a problem. Deng Xiaoping firmly opposes the two wrong tendencies.Deng Xiaoping points out: Comrade Mao Zedong has established the immortal historical achievements for our party, country and people in his lifetime. His achievements are the first. His mistakes were the second. Evaluation of Mao Zedong is a significant historical topic and very important ; Evaluation of Mao Zedong must be realistic and appropriate. We must maintain Mao Zedong's historical status, persisted and develops the Mao Zedong Thought. Refusing to talk about his mistakes because of his achievements is not the materialism manner; Denying his achievements because of his mistakes is also not the materialism manner.Deng Xiaoping takes the realistic evaluation of Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong Thought from the historical perspective, which consolidates Chinese Communist Party 's ruling status and the socialist system, liberates the thinking of the Party inside and outside, unifies the understanding, further persists and developes Mao Zedong Thought, developes Mao Zedong Thought to a new stage. Indicating the Communist Party of China is the mature party in a politics. All those cause a profound influence to our country socialism career. In the twenty first new century, the different people still have the different discussions about Mao Zedong. With time passing, it more and more demonstrated that the historical value and practical significance of an ever-realistic evaluation of Mao Zedong.