vernment, together with North Korea, has shown itself to be the exception to the rule: It has maintained control without renouncing the principles of Marxism-Leninism and the single party system, although cautiously attempting to modify its productive apparatus. Ts In that spirit of “reforms-within-the-system,” in

n for the United States. As Kissinger shows, it was far from unusual for Mao to refer to "our ancestors' counsel." Despite his lifelong commitment to Marxism-Leninism, Mao was also steeped in the classics of Chinese civilization, as were his close advisers. "We can consult the example of Zhuge Liang's strategic gui