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If Mao dies suddenly of heart failure and the more moderate members of the party like Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi successfully take over the cultural revolution will be avoided.
Would the PRC be more prosperous today with the earlier implementation of 'Socialism with Chinese Characteristics'. Could it even have acheived superpower status?