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What happens if Mao Zedong dies in 1953? How will China evolve without the Great Leap Forward or the Cultural Revolution (or, how does the Great Leap Forward differ, and does the Cultural Revolution still happen)? Further, how would Mao be viewed by the Chinese and by Westerners? Will his cult of personality be as developed, and how much of an authoritarian would modern historians see him as? Who would take up the mantle as de facto leader of China, and how would they differ in leadership style from Mao? Does China open up faster than OTL, and what is the long-term fate of the CPC?
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