Friends, today is the 129th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong. I believe that on this special day, as an authentic New Chinese, we should remember the great Comrade Mao Zedong with infinite gratitude.

Friends, today is the 129th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong.

I think that on this special day, as an authentic new Chinese, we should remember the great Comrade Mao Zedong with infinite gratitude.

Because for China, Comrade Mao Zedong ended the history of old China being backward and beaten; for the Chinese, Comrade Mao Zedong used his thoughts to change the spirit of the Chinese people from passivity to initiative.

There is a saying in Huainanzi that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If "attacking local tyrants to divide their fields" and building a peaceful and stable New China are the material "fish" given to us by Comrade Mao Zedong, then Mao Zedong Thought is the "fish" that guides us in pursuing happiness, equality, democracy, and fraternity.

Throughout the ages, Comrade Mao Zedong was able to do what the saints and sages of contended with could do, and he did it without reservation.

The "heat" of remembering Mao Zedong has never diminished

Previously, the author wrote many articles in memory of Comrade Mao Zedong. One thing mentioned in those articles is that as each generation grows older, they will invariably identify with and love Comrade Mao Zedong. Even young friends who were born after 1980 have no time and space intersection with Comrade Mao Zedong, but they are still loyal "fans" of Comrade Mao Zedong.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University conducted a "Research Questionnaire on Reading Behavior during the Anti-epidemic Period" in 2020. The survey data showed that "The Plague", "The Ordinary World" and "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" were the three most popular books among college students during the epidemic period. In the world book sales rankings, only the Bible and Selected Works of Mao Zedong have global sales of more than 1 billion. The above data shows that Mao Zedong Thought affects not only the older generation, but every generation, and people all over the world.

This raises a question: why does everyone's love for Comrade Mao Zedong and his thoughts not diminish with the advancement of history and the changes of the times, but instead loves and welcomes him more?

If you don’t listen to Chairman Mao, you will suffer a big loss.

In one sentence, practice is the only criterion for testing truth .

Because the greatness of Mao Zedong Thought has been tested by history and practice. Especially in the process of establishing New China, every time we deny Mao Zedong and doubt Mao Zedong Thought, we will suffer great losses.

At the Fourth Red Army "Seventh Congress" meeting in June 1929, Comrade Mao Zedong did not continue to serve as Secretary of the Front Committee. After losing the election, Mao Zedong had to leave his main leadership position in the Fourth Red Army and went to the in western Fujian to guide local work as a special commissioner.

The Fourth Red Army was painstakingly run by Mao Zedong. Out of consideration for the overall situation, he had to leave the Fourth Red Army, but leaving the Fourth Red Army meant that they relieved Mao Zedong of his military command.

Regarding this defeat, many comrades, including Mr. Zhu, were surprised and sudden. Soon, they knew the truth and reasons, because many people did not agree with the revolutionary line of Comrade Mao Zedong and Zhu De, saying that they were "narrow-minded" and "right-leaning", and that they were country bumpkins who only knew how to crawl into the ravine. There was no "Marxism-Leninism" in the ravine.

Previously, according to Comrade Mao Zedong’s vision of “surrounding the cities from the countryside and seizing power with armed force”, when the gap between the enemy’s and our forces is too large, we should avoid the enemy’s edge, temporarily stay away from the cities where the enemy is strong, and move to the countryside where the enemy is relatively weak to establish base areas. After waiting for the revolutionary forces to grow, we can then seize the initiative in the cities with arms, and finally win the victory of the national revolution.

This correct idea was ridiculed by some people at the time, and Mao Zedong and his thoughts were harshly denied. After the negation of Mao Zedong Thought, what followed was the defeat of the Red Army in the fifth counter-encirclement and suppression campaign.

Due to the lack of the participation of Comrade Mao Zedong, there were only 112,000 Red Army troops and as many as 36,000 casualties. After successive defeats, everyone began to realize that without Mao Zedong's Red Army, the war would be impossible to fight. At the critical moment of the life and death of the revolution, Mao Zedong stepped forward again and proposed a strategic shift to the west and advanced into Guizhou. Directly leaving the 400,000-strong enemy in the western region of Hunan, the Red Army was able to escape from the encirclement.

Later, Lin Biao, the ever-victorious general who used troops like a god, also suffered great losses on the battlefield because he did not listen to Mao Zedong's advice.

In the decisive battle in the Northeast, Lin Biao was the commander-in-chief of the Northeast battlefield, and his opponent was Chen Renming. Chen Renming was not a simple figure. He was a famous anti-Japanese general who participated in the Guinan Battle of Guangxi, the Baoshan Defense Battle of Yunnan, and the expedition to Burma. He was very skillful in using troops and achieved significant results in several battles.

In particular, the Battle of Huilongshan, which he personally commanded, was a textbook-level tactical masterpiece of World War II, which impressed even Mao Zedong who was in Yan'an at the time. On the eve of the decisive battle in Northeast China, Mao Zedong knew that Lin Biao was prone to the habit of being careless and underestimating the enemy. He called the Northeast battlefield headquarters many times, hoping that Commander-in-Chief Lin Biao would not underestimate Chen Mingren and must study his Huilongshan battle case thoroughly. Lin Biao did not pay attention to Comrade Mao Zedong's words, and the result was a very difficult battle in the Siping Battle.

The First Man to Save China

's superb military command ability and attainments in poetry and calligraphy are just a kind of talent. What Comrade Mao Zedong is truly remembered by generations of people is his thought and personality charm. He was born in old China and determined to change old China. He was the only person who found the right way to save the country and the people.

Old China experienced the torment of feudal , late Qing dynasty , invasion by foreign powers, and warlords fighting in the Republic of China. In such a social environment, the old Chinese people had completely lost confidence and hope in their home and country. The intellectuals' shouting and chanting did not change the spiritual "skeleton" of the Chinese people, and the common people also chose to "lay down" in the chaotic old Chinese society.

"Where is the country, where is the home?" became the biggest doubt that troubled the old Chinese people at that time. The oppression of the feudal late Qing Dynasty, the exploitation of Western powers, and the tyranny of various warlords have made the old Chinese people feel confused and trapped. Even many people in the old society seem to have accepted that we are a vulnerable race of "sick men of East Asia".

Mao Zedong was born when the Chinese nation faced a critical moment of national subjugation and species destruction. He single-handedly turned old China into new China, brought the Chinese nation back to the list of superior nations, and allowed the Chinese people to regain their hope in life and live with an unprecedented spirit of unity, hard work, and improvement.

The public is eternal, the private is temporary.

This article pays tribute to the memory of the great Comrade Mao Zedong.