Comments by "Akira Nakamoto (中本 明)" (@AkiraNakamoto) on "No, China Won't Rule the World" video.
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1:20 about Mao's obsession with the Soviet Union.
Most Americans (and other westerners) don't know that Truman and Stalin's help is the critical reason why Mao won the Chinese "civil" war. It is indeed not a civil war.
In summer 1945, Truman begged Stalin to invade Manchuria controlled by the Japanese Kwan-tung Army. Stalin invaded Manchuria 2 days after A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima, less than 1 day before A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki. At that moment, there were 2 arsenals controlled by Kwan-tung Army: the 1st one is Shenyang Arsenal which is also the better one, the 2nd one is Dalian Arsenal. When Japanese surrendered in August 15, 1945, these 2 Kwan-tung Army arsenals were the best two in the entire Asia (they were better than arsenals on Japan islands because US-Aussie Allies only bombed Japan islands. Manchuria was untouched).
Then Stalin decided to destroy Shenyang Arsenal in December 1945 because it should be returned to the Chinese Nationalist government in 1946. But Dalian Arsenal was untouched because Stalin wanted to permanently occupy Port Arthur (or Port Lu-Shun in Chinese, a satellite port city of Dalian). Before summer 1946, Mao's PLA army suffered a series of military fiasco because PLA was nothing but a bunch of bandits who could not even produce an industrial-level bullet. At the end of summer 1946, Stalin decided to give Dalian Arsenal to Mao for free, but still kept Port Arthur under Soviet's control (It's Khrushev who returned Port Arthur to Mao in 1955). At same time, Stalin also released tens-of-thousands of Japanese POWs to run the Dalian Arsenal and to operate the weapons&ammos manufactured by Dalian Arsenal on the frontline. Also at least a quarter million ex-military of Manchuguo (the Manchu puppet state controlled by Japanese Kwan-tung Army) joined Mao's PLA. At early 1947, Mao's PLA suddenly became the best military force in Asia supplied by the best Arsenal in Asia (i.e., Dalian Arsenal since Shenyang Arsenal was destroyed in December 1945).
Mao admitted this fact in 1949 when he proclaimed Stalin as his advisor and his FATHER at CCP's party celebrating Stalin's 70th birthday. Mao said: WITHOUT STALIN'S INSTRUCTION AND HELP, WE CCP WOULD NEVER CONQUER CHINA.
In a nutshell, Mao's CCP won the so-called "civil war" by Japanese weapons, arsenal and associated military personnel given by Stalin as a free gift. It's not a civil war at all.
This is also the very reason why Mao's China must choose Soviet's side. Mao's owned by Stalin.
Hint:
When evaluating a war, civilians always focus on battles and ignore the military supply. Lots of imbeciles believe that war can be won without a military industry supplying the weapons and ammos. This is not the reality. The reality is: Mao had no chance if Stalin didn't give him the Dalian Arsenal. Mao's PLA could not win any battle if there's no bullet in their guns.
We can apply the same logic to today's reality in Afghanistan. Taliban cannot survive if Pakistan's military industry does not supply them with enough ammo. Few people can see this fact and hold Pakistan accountable for supporting Taliban.
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