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*Mao Zedong, despite being a repressive controversial dictator that caused millions of deaths, was against imperialism and fought as a general in the Second Sino-Japanese War against [[Imperial Japan]], a conflict that saw him briefly join forces with future Taiwanese dictator Chiang Kai-Shek and the [[Kuomintang]]. Furthermore, Mao was so disgusted by the horrific [[Rape of Nanking]] committed by Japanese forces during the war that he refused to speak of the horrendous atrocity for the rest of his life. | *Mao Zedong, despite being a repressive controversial dictator that caused millions of deaths, was against imperialism and fought as a general in the Second Sino-Japanese War against [[Imperial Japan]], a conflict that saw him briefly join forces with future Taiwanese dictator Chiang Kai-Shek and the [[Kuomintang]]. Furthermore, Mao was so disgusted by the horrific [[Rape of Nanking]] committed by Japanese forces during the war that he refused to speak of the horrendous atrocity for the rest of his life. | ||
**However he rather thanked Japan for invading China, He ironically said these words: ''" Don't say that, on the contrary, Japanese helped us (Communist) in a big way. "'' Meaning he refused to accept Japan's apology and rather thanked the Japanese invasion of Mainland China as well as supporting the denials of Nanking Massacre until his death in 1976 the rise of Anti-Japanese sentiment rose. | **However he rather thanked Japan for invading China, He ironically said these words: ''" Don't say that, on the contrary, Japanese helped us (Communist) in a big way. "'' Meaning he refused to accept Japan's apology and rather thanked the Japanese invasion of Mainland China as well as supporting the denials of Nanking Massacre until his death in 1976 the rise of Anti-Japanese sentiment rose. | ||
**According to Watchmojo's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yPMWpjN9k&t=173s 10 Most EVIL Men in History video], Mao Zedong is the sixth most evil man in the history of mankind. | |||
==Videos== | ==Videos== |