Without Mao, China would have no nuclear weapon at all.
It was those pro-capitalist folks who criticize Mao's decision of making the nuclear weapon in the 1960s.
You love to boast China's military capability, yet you seem to forget the person who laid the foundation for China's military industrial complex.
True , Mao is the true Father of PRC. He laid down foundation for the China we see today.
He was visionary ....and due regard should be given to him despite his blunders and follies ...