DBWI: Mao lives past 1946 and the Communists take over China

In our time line Mao was killed by an assassin in 1946 most likely one sent by the Nationalist government. When Choi En Lai takes over there is a power struggle and the Nationalists regroup and push out the Communists. What if Mao would have lived?
 
Personally I don't see Mao lasting long. As far as I can tell China is heavily Buddist not Atheist and wouldn't put up with having their religion mocked. Also its rural nature would be telling against a Communist government. It is hard to picture a Communist government lasting long in such a rural society as China was in 1946.
 
Personally I don't see Mao lasting long. As far as I can tell China is heavily Buddist not Atheist and wouldn't put up with having their religion mocked. Also its rural nature would be telling against a Communist government. It is hard to picture a Communist government lasting long in such a rural society as China was in 1946.

Russia in 1917 was an overwhelmingly rural society, and that country went Communist. Really, Japan was the first previously industrialized country to be come Communist, doing so in 1949.
 
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