Dissemination of Propaganda: As mentioned above, the Hundred Flowers Campaign (1956-57) / Anti-Rightist Campaign (1957) limited the citizen's freedom of speech. Many who criticized Mao ended up being killed or being sent to the countryside. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), propaganda was very popular. Culture, essentially, was destroyed. This included paintings, art, music, films, however those that were pro-Mao were kept.

Use of Force: The Hundred Flowers Campaign (1956-57) allowed citizens to criticize Mao's rulings as a way for Mao to listen to the public. However, Mao did not expect harsh comments and in July 1957 (led by Deng Xiaoping) conducted the Anti-Rightist Campaign. This was where "struggle meetings" were held, leading to killing intellectuals or sending them to the countryside to "learn" from the peasants.

Nature, extent and treatment of opposition: Mao had conducted "struggle meetings" for those who opposed him, in which the targeted group is either killed or sent to the countryside to learn Maoism from the peasants. He encouraged peasants to conduct meetings against their landlords, which also allowed these peasants to gain land. These meetings were also conducted against the intellectuals (Anti-Rightist) and the Red Guards led them against their own parents or teachers.

Use of Legal Methods: "Reunification Campaign" (1950) was created for the purpose to unite China under one government, rather than sections being controlled by separate Warlords. He established his own party, The PRC (People's Republic of China) and ensured that it was the only party in China. The Politburo served as the policy-making committee of his party.

China and the Soviet Union: The relations between China and the Soviet Union had flourished at the start, however, there were ideological differences. There was a stronger sense of nationalism within Maoism and the personalities of Mao and Stalin clashed in many ways. The Sino-Soviet Treaty was signed in 1950, but it was seen as exploitative by Mao. After Khruschev's destalinization speech (1956), the relationship between China and the Soviet fell. (1959-62) Other factors that worsened this relation was the Great Leap Forward (1958-62) and the border clashes (1960s-70s). Failure in the end.

Leadership consolidated in 1943 by Mao's adoption of the titles Chairman of the Communist Central Committee and Chairman of the Politburo. Constitution of the Communist Party published in 1945 - Mao Zedong's thoughts as the thought that unites Marxist-Leninism theory and the practice of the Chinese Revolution as the guide for all its work and opposes all dogmatic or empiricist deviations

China and America: Originally, China and America were not on good terms as Mao believed that America had the intent of exploiting and using China to their own benefit. However, in 1971 Mao invited President Nixon to China. Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai had prepared ground for this relation. USA purpose was to create a powerful relationship that would undermine the Soviet Union and to allow the PRC to replace Taiwan as a member of the UN Security Council. The two countries established full diplomatic relations in 1979. China's purpose was to block Soviet-initiated actions and to relax tensions with Japan. This was also China's way of coming out of isolationism. Success.

In China there was authoritarian control to a good extent when Mao took over. In the beginning Mao was easy, however over time Mao had hardened as a leader and implemented new rules which affected everyone negatively or positively. He was in charge of the revolution and also the party, he started the Anti-Campaign movements which was the fact of no one being allowed to talk against him and if they did they were punished. This is authoritarian because Mao was controlling everything within the political system and was only following his beliefs to create something called Maoism which was the idea of . Also, to a good extent was his control over China authoritarian due to the fact he had all these policies in place and revolutions such as the Culture Revolution during the 1960's in which the teens rebelled against schools and etc and worshiped Mao's Little Red Book. That Little Red Book made Mao seem like god type and his book bible type which clearly demonstrates that to a good extent did Mao have control over China because everyone followed and looked up to his rules.

This lead to the the "May Fourth Movement" by the Beijing students protesting and spreading across the cities to reject the treaty of Versailles.

Many chinese intellectuals also rejected the Sun Yixins belief in western democarcy and were more in favor of soviet communism.