It's complicated. Mao was Chinese ergo he was a Confucian in the same was as all Chinese: Chinese civilization is civilized because its people generally adhere to Confucius' instructions on how societies should organize themselves. read more
In the 1920s and 1930s, he carried out social and educational projects in Henan and Shandong, creating rural village schools where the teaching of Confucian values was supposed to lead to rural cooperation and the revitalization of the traditional Confucian gentry (see Mao Zedong: The Writings of Mao Zedong, 1949-1976, ed. Michael Y. M. Kau and John K. Leung, vol. 1, 1986, p. 404). read more
When Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stood before the tremendous task of rebuilding the state on the basis of Soviet-style Communist principles. read more
Thirty years after his death, Mao Zedong remains a controversial figure. He is widely regarded as one of the most important men in recent history.[1] Mao's supporters view him as a great revolutionary leader whose thought was the highest expression of Marxism. read more