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The Chinese Communist Party has a simple way to distance itself from the crimes that led to the unnecessary deaths of an estimated 47 million Chinese people under Mao: denounce Mao, acknowledge his crimes, and remove his image from Tiananmen Square, the renminbi, and all places of national honor. It does none of these things. Mao was one of the most murderous political leaders in human history. The CCP cannot fully repudiate him because its power is rooted entirely in the revolutionary violence and authoritarian system he created. 中国共产党若想与那些导致据估计4700万中国人在毛泽东统治下非正常死亡的罪行划清界限，其实有一个简单的办法：谴责毛泽东，承认他的罪行，并将他的画像从天安门广场、人民币以及所有国家荣誉象征中移除。 然而，它并没有这样做。 毛泽东是人类历史上最具杀戮性的政治领导人之一。中国共产党无法彻底否定他，因为其自身的合法性根植于他所建立的革命暴力和威权体制。