Isn't this ASB?
From Wiki: "Mao turned down an opportunity to study in France because he firmly believed that China's problems could be studied and resolved only within China" Maybe Mao goes to study in France but doesn't get far, and eventually leads a life of mediocrity as a restaurant owner in Paris.![]()
Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping did go to France, they didn't end up in mediocrity.From Wiki: "Mao turned down an opportunity to study in France because he firmly believed that China's problems could be studied and resolved only within China" Maybe Mao goes to study in France but doesn't get far, and eventually leads a life of mediocrity as a restaurant owner in Paris.![]()
Well, in their case it's because Vietnam was a French colony. But yeah, it's correct. Ho Chi Minh in particular became a Communist while studying in France.Also, I believe the Vietnamese Communists had their start in France. Correct?
WI Mao's parents moved to Britain, and Mao is born in London.
What happens to China without the world's worst butcher running it?
From Wiki: "Mao turned down an opportunity to study in France because he firmly believed that China's problems could be studied and resolved only within China" Maybe Mao goes to study in France but doesn't get far, and eventually leads a life of mediocrity as a restaurant owner in Paris.![]()