The Historical Effect Of Mao Zedong In Peaceful Liberation Of Xinjiang

Xinjiang is is located in the crossroads of the Silk Route where a variety ofcivilization, communication and integration gathers. Because the military,geography and resource status of Xinjiang is so important and it’s also rich innatural resources like petroleum and natural gas that it inevitably becomes a hotlycontestable spot. Constant domestic strife and foreign agression make the societyof modern Xinjiang troublous. The emergence of Xinjiang’s issue has inevitableconnection to many sides, such as the multi-ethnic and multi-religious coexistence,the invasion of Russia and Britain and other powers,the brutal governing of thefeudal warlords and the provocation and incitement of the ethnic separatist. Inorder to find a peaceful solution to the problem and maintain national unity inXinjiang, Chairman Mao undertook positive exploration and he had zero toleranceto any attempt to separate Xinjiang from China. Under his unremitting efforts,Xinjiang liberated peacefully on September26,1949. His outstanding politicalwisdom and broad mind indicated the direction to the people of all ethnic groupsin Xinjiang. First, he was familiar with the situation and grasped the opportunityof the peaceful liberation timely. Second, he was skilled in deploying force. Hemaneuvered many people such as Wang Zhen, Zhang Zhizhong and Peng Dehuai toenrich the human resources of Xinjiang. Third, he was good at dealing with therelationships between different parties, so he could unite all the forces for peace.A series of Mao Zedong’s practices that promoted peaceful liberation in Xinjianghave been great enlightenment and reference significance for us to do a good jobin Xinjiang currently and in the future.This article mainly divides into four parts. The first part mainly clarify the originof the Xinjiang issue. The second part mainly discusses Mao Zedong’s basicstrategy for business in Xinjiang, that is to say, the transformation from “relativeautonomy” to “regional autonomy”. The third part introduces the peacefulliberation of Xinjiang from three aspects: the political premise, strategies and thespecific process. The fourth part analyzes the great effect of Mao Zedong inpeaceful liberation of Xinjiang, and the final summary mainly talks about thehistorical effect of the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang.