"[Sebagai pemimpin tertinggi Republik Rakyat Cina pada tahun 1949-1976, Mao Zedong
banyak membawa pengaruh pada berbagai aspek dalam negara, salah satunya aspek militer.
Berbagai pemikirannya dalam bidang militer diaplikasikan pada kegiatan militer Republik
Rakyat Cina, terutama pada Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat sebagai komponen utama militer
negara. Setelah meninggalnya Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping melanjutkan kepemimpinan dan
mencanangkan pelaksanaan program Empat Modernisasi pada tahun 1978 yang di dalamnya
berisikan program modernisasi militer. Secara otomatis, Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat
mengalami modernisasi pada masa tersebut. Pemikiran militer Mao Zedong yang sebelumnya berpengaruh kuat dalam Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat juga mengalami perubahan.;As the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949-1976, Mao Zedong has
strong influence in various aspects of the country, including military aspect. His military
thoughts was applied to military activities of the People's Republic of China, especially in the
People's Liberation Army as a major component of the country's military. After the death of
Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping became president of the People's Republic of China and started
the Four Modernizations program in 1978 which contains military modernization program.
It’s also followed by the modernization of People's Liberation Army. Since that, the strong influence from Mao Zedong's military thoughts in the People's Liberation Army is also changing.;As the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949-1976, Mao Zedong has
strong influence in various aspects of the country, including military aspect. His military
thoughts was applied to military activities of the People's Republic of China, especially in the
People's Liberation Army as a major component of the country's military. After the death of
Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping became president of the People's Republic of China and started
the Four Modernizations program in 1978 which contains military modernization program.
It’s also followed by the modernization of People's Liberation Army. Since that, the strong influence from Mao Zedong's military thoughts in the People's Liberation Army is also changing., As the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949-1976, Mao Zedong has
strong influence in various aspects of the country, including military aspect. His military
thoughts was applied to military activities of the People's Republic of China, especially in the
People's Liberation Army as a major component of the country's military. After the death of
Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping became president of the People's Republic of China and started
the Four Modernizations program in 1978 which contains military modernization program.
It’s also followed by the modernization of People's Liberation Army. Since that, the strong influence from Mao Zedong's military thoughts in the People's Liberation Army is also changing.]"
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya Universitas Indonesia, 2015