Mao Zedong's meeting with Kakuei Tanaka (27 September 1972) quoted by South China Morning Post (21 May 2020)
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We have to thank Japan, without Japan's invasion of China, we would not have been able to achieve the cooperation between the Communist Party of China, we would not have been able to develop and eventually gain power.
— Mao Zedong on Chinese Communist Party
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We have to thank Japan, without Japan's invasion of China, we would not have been able to achieve the cooperation between the Communist Party of China, we would not have been able to develop and eventually gain power." in the context of "Mao Zedong's meeting with Kakuei Tanaka (27 September 1972) quoted by South China Morning Post (21 May 2020)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Chinese Communist Party" (Quotes)
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About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
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