Question

Mao-Tse-Tung contacted which of the following ideologists?
A) Kang Yu Wei
B) Llyang Qichao
C) Yang Changji
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Mao Tse Tung was the founding father of the People’s Republic of China who was inspired by other ideologists and activists, who wrote papers, advocated for constitutional monarchy in China etc. His theories along with military strategies and political policies are referred to as Maoism.

Complete answer:
Mao Tse Tung was the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party since its establishment in 1949. Chinese reformers like Kang Yu Wei, Llyang Qichao, Yang Changji etc. had immense influence on him throughout his journey in building the modern China.

Now let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Kang Yu Wei – He was a political thinker and a reformer of the Qing Dynasty and he advocated for a constitutional monarchy after Mao Tse Tung had founded the Republic of China. Thus, Mao Tse Tung admired his socialist ideologies and was in contact with Kang Yu Wei.
Option B) Llyang Qichao – He was a journalist, an activist and a socio-political thinker who had a significant influence on the political reformation of modern China. He inspired many Chinese scholars and activists with his writings and reform movements including Mao Tse Tung himself.
Option C) Yang Changji – He was a Chinese professor and philosopher, who urged Mao Tse Tung to read radical newspapers and told him that China should cleanse itself of superstition and autocracy. He also gave Mao Tse Tung a job as an assistant at the Perkin University Library.
Option D) All of the Above – It has been established that Mao Tse Tung was in contact with Kang Yu Wei, Llyang Qichao and Yang Changi. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (D) All of the above.

Note: Though he was a controversial figure, Mao is considered as one of the most important individuals of the 1900s. He ruled China as an autocrat and was responsible for destruction of religious and cultural artifacts and sites along with persecutions, prison labour and mass executions.