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Polemic on General Line of International ... - From Marx to Mao

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He drew the following his<strong>to</strong>rical less<strong>on</strong> from the failure<strong>of</strong> China’s Revoluti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> 1924-27:C<strong>on</strong>fr<strong>on</strong>ted by counter-revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary attacks against thepeople, Chen Tu-hsiu did not adopt the policy <strong>of</strong> giving titfor tat and fighting for every inch <strong>of</strong> land; as a result, in1927, within the space <strong>of</strong> a few m<strong>on</strong>ths, the people lost allthe rights they had w<strong>on</strong>. 1The Chinese Communists understand and adhere <strong>to</strong> thepolicy <strong>of</strong> giving tit for tat. We oppose both capitulati<strong>on</strong>ismand adventurism. This correct policy ensured the vic<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong>the Chinese Revoluti<strong>on</strong> and the Chinese people’s subsequentgreat successes in their struggle against imperialism.All revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary people approve and welcome this correctfighting policy put forward by the Chinese Communists. Allimperialists and reacti<strong>on</strong>aries fear and hate it.The policy <strong>of</strong> giving tit for tat as put forward by the CPCis virulently attacked by the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU. This <strong>on</strong>lygoes <strong>to</strong> show that they do not in the least want <strong>to</strong> oppose imperialism.Their sole purpose in attacking and smearing thepolicy <strong>of</strong> tit for tat is <strong>to</strong> cover up their wr<strong>on</strong>g line <strong>of</strong> catering<strong>to</strong> the needs <strong>of</strong> imperialism and surrendering <strong>to</strong> it.The leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU assert that a tit-for-tat struggleagainst imperialism will lead <strong>to</strong> internati<strong>on</strong>al tensi<strong>on</strong>. Howterrible!According <strong>to</strong> their logic, the imperialists are allowed <strong>to</strong>commit aggressi<strong>on</strong> and make threats against others but thevictims <strong>of</strong> imperialist aggressi<strong>on</strong> are not allowed <strong>to</strong> fight, theimperialists are allowed <strong>to</strong> oppress others but the oppressedare not allowed <strong>to</strong> resist. This is a naked attempt <strong>to</strong> absolvethe imperialists <strong>of</strong> their crimes <strong>of</strong> aggressi<strong>on</strong>. This is aphilosophy <strong>of</strong> the jungle, pure and simple.1<strong>Mao</strong> Tse-tung, “The Situati<strong>on</strong> and Our Policy After the Vic<strong>to</strong>ryin the War <strong>of</strong> Resistance Against Japan”, Selected Works, Eng. ed.,FLP, Peking, 1961, Vol. IV, p. 16.250

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