Research Methodology Of Mao Zedong’s United Front Thought

The article will talk about the methodolgy of Mao Zedong’s Thought on the United Front,which is based on the deep knowledge of the methodology of dialectical materialsim, historical materialism and the critical inheritance of the traditional Chinese culture．His Thought of the United Front is the product of particular historical period with distinct epochal features of the times． The methodology of his Thought has outstanding universal values and will play an important role in the present, foreseeable future or past．The article is divided into three parts to study the methodolgy of Mao Zedong’s Thought on the United Front．The first part mainly talks about two sources of his methodolgy,say, dialectical materialism and historial materialism on the one side and the methodolgy on traditional Chinese culture on the other． It was on the basis of these two theoretical systeme that his methodology took shape．And the second part,which is the core and key point of the essay,will discuss its contents．Here we can see that his application of various methods in the United Front from beginning to end conformed to the next principles which are actually the kernels of his methodology,that is,seeking truth from facts,analyzing contradictories,and applying flexibly．The United Front did not originate from Chinese Communist Party,but played an big role in particular historical period,cause Mao established the United Front in the methods of proceeding from realities,constantly summing up experience, analyzing the specific contradiction of the specific period,insteading of dogmatism and empiricism．In the process of development and improvement,the United Front worked as a tool and never limited man’s subjective initiative,which domonstrated methodology’s flexibility．The third part of the essay based on the first two parts,talks about what the present united front can learn from Mao Zedong’s Thought on the United Front,including two aspects:achieving national reunification and handling the international relationship．It is a relatively novel technique to study Mao Zedong’s Thought on the United Front philosophically． It has more universal realistic significance in guidance and be of great value in carrying out the present united front,though it is a little bit difficult．...