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He was a complicated person and even in China people discuss his flaws. They see him similar to how we view George Washington.

Washington shaped the nation, but also massacred Native Americans and didn't free his slaves until after his death.

The Chinese see Mao as someone who gave them their pride back, but most of his socioeconomic policies were failures.

I'm not trying to do a "whataboutism" here, just trying to bring some perspective of how the average Chinese person thinks of Mao.