Is Donald Trump putting America through what Mao Zedong did to China in his “Cultural Revolution”? From 1966 to 1976 Mao had the scientists and bureaucrats – anyone with an education – in China imprisoned or killed. He suspected them of opposing his plans; they were Mao’s "elite" or “deep state”.
The result of Mao’s
Cultural Revolution was the destruction of the Chinese economy.
When Thomas L. Friedman was
in China recently he was asked by several people that he met if President
Trump was executing a cultural revolution in America. A retired Chinese
official emailed Friedman, warning him that Mao had sent his young followers to
attack
“… anyone
who could think — ruling elites such as Deng Xiaoping, college professors,
engineers, writers and journalists, doctors, etc. He wanted to dumb down the
entire population so that he could rule easily and forever. Sounds a bit
similar with what is going on in the U.S.? I hope not.”
Friedman then quoted Stephen Roach, an economist with considerable experience with China. Roach said that the effects of the Chinese revolution was felt mainly within the country because China’s economy was isolated at that time, while a similar revolution in the United States today would have a profound impact on the entire world.”
Mao’s Cultural Revolution set Chinese economy back for decades; Trump’s will set America’s and the world’s economy back for generations.
Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/opinion/trump-tariffs-us-security-stability.html
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