Strategy Based on Contradictions

Mao Tsetung's advice on political strategy reflects his grasp of the law of unity of opposites. Mao advises that we should "make use of contradictions, win over the many, oppose the few, and crush our enemy one by one." Whether during the anti-Japanese war or in the present world situation when superpower contention is driving the world towards a new war, China has pursued this policy which is essentially one of uniting the many to defeat the few. It is a strategy which ensures victory.

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