Mao Zedong, "A New Storm Against Imperialism" (16 April 1968)
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Martin Luther King was an exponent of nonviolence. Nevertheless, the U.S. imperialists did not on that account show any tolerance toward him, but used counter-revolutionary violence and killed him in cold blood.

— Mao Zedong on Martin Luther King Jr.

What It Means

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About Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―›ζ³½δΈœ; Traditional Chinese: 毛澀東; December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.