Mao Zedong and He Long

Author: Wang Fusheng
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: As a great historical figure, Mao Zedong's theories and practices constitute a complex and systematic whole composed of multiple aspects and stages. Within this whole, there is always embodied his decades of arduous pursuit, practice, and struggle, along with his colleagues and fellow revolutionaries. He Long, a general of the National Revolutionary Army with a background in the old army, joined this pursuit and exploration, walking alongside Mao Zedong and becoming his close comrade-in-arms, a tested proletarian revolutionary, an outstanding military strategist, and one of the founders of the People's Liberation Army. He Long admired, followed, and remained loyal to Mao Zedong; Mao Zedong respected, trusted, and continuously entrusted important tasks to He Long. The establishment of this close relationship, its practical complementarity in action, was not the result of shared personal sentiments or harmonious personalities, nor was it a natural or accidental combination. The close bond between Mao Zedong and He Long was an inevitable outcome of the development of the Chinese revolution. This inevitability was formed by their alignment with historical progress, where their personal fervent pursuits coincided with the overall trend of social development, creating a profound origin and connection.