"...this protracted war will pass through three stages. The first stage covers the period of the enemy's strategic offensive and our strategic defensive. The second stage will be the period of the enemy's strategic consolidation and our preparation for the counter-offensive. The third stage will be the period of our strategic counter-offensive and the enemy's strategic retreat."
Mao Zedong was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who founded the Peoples Republic of China in 1949. He led the Chinese Communist Party for decades and remains one of the most consequential figures in modern Chinese history.