CONSIDERED THE FOUNDER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, HE ROSE TO POWER IN THE 1930'S, LEADING THE LONG MARCH AND BECOMING HEAD OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY THAT EVENTUALLY DEFEATED THE NATIONALISTS. HE LED THE NEW NATION UNTIL 1958 WHEN HE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MANY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD, A PLAN TO KICK-START LOCAL INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. HE REGAINED POWER AFTER THE DISRUPTION OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD OF UNREST THAT HE DIRECTED. THE CHINESE ARE GENERALLY CONCERNED WITH BUILDING A STRONG CIVILIZATION AND DON'T SEEK TO EXPAND AGRESSIVELY.
THREAT REPORT
THE CHINESE ARE A MODERATE THREAT (2/6). THEY CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE AGGRESIVE OR EXPANSTIONISTIC AT TIMES, BUT RARELY FOR LONG. THEY ARE NEVER VERY MILITARISTIC, WHICH CAN MAKE THEM A THREAT AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY RACES ARE CONCERNED, BUT IT MAKES THEM A WEAK OPPONENT IN WAR.
CONSIDERED THE FOUNDER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, HE ROSE TO POWER IN THE 1930'S, LEADING THE LONG MARCH AND BECOMING HEAD OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY THAT EVENTUALLY DEFEATED THE NATIONALISTS. HE LED THE NEW NATION UNTIL 1958 WHEN HE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MANY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD, A PLAN TO KICK-START LOCAL INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. HE REGAINED POWER AFTER THE DISRUPTION OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD OF UNREST THAT HE DIRECTED. THE CHINESE ARE GENERALLY CONCERNED WITH BUILDING A STRONG CIVILIZATION AND DON'T SEEK TO EXPAND AGRESSIVELY.
