[Sebagai pemimpin tertinggi Republik Rakyat Cina pada tahun 1949-1976, Mao Zedong banyak membawa pengaruh pada berbagai aspek dalam negara, salah satunya aspek militer.Berbagai pemikirannya dalam bidang militer diaplikasikan pada kegiatan militer RepublikRakyat Cina, terutama pada Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat sebagai komponen utama militernegara. Setelah meninggalnya Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping melanjutkan kepemimpinan danmencanangkan pelaksanaan program Empat Modernisasi pada tahun 1978 yang di dalamnyaberisikan program modernisasi militer. Secara otomatis, Tentara Pembebasan Rakyatmengalami modernisasi pada masa tersebut. Pemikiran militer Mao Zedong yang sebelumnya berpengaruh kuat dalam Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat juga mengalami perubahan.;As the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949-1976, Mao Zedong has strong influence in various aspects of the country, including military aspect. His militarythoughts was applied to military activities of the People's Republic of China, especially in thePeople's Liberation Army as a major component of the country's military. After the death ofMao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping became president of the People's Republic of China and startedthe Four Modernizations program in 1978 which contains military modernization program.It’s also followed by the modernization of People's Liberation Army. Since that, the strong influence from Mao Zedong's military thoughts in the People's Liberation Army is also changing.;As the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949-1976, Mao Zedong has strong influence in various aspects of the country, including military aspect. His militarythoughts was applied to military activities of the People's Republic of China, especially in thePeople's Liberation Army as a major component of the country's military. After the death ofMao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping became president of the People's Republic of China and startedthe Four Modernizations program in 1978 which contains military modernization program.It’s also followed by the modernization of People's Liberation Army. Since that, the strong influence from Mao Zedong's military thoughts in the People's Liberation Army is also changing., As the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949-1976, Mao Zedong has strong influence in various aspects of the country, including military aspect. His militarythoughts was applied to military activities of the People's Republic of China, especially in thePeople's Liberation Army as a major component of the country's military. After the death ofMao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping became president of the People's Republic of China and startedthe Four Modernizations program in 1978 which contains military modernization program.It’s also followed by the modernization of People's Liberation Army. Since that, the strong influence from Mao Zedong's military thoughts in the People's Liberation Army is also changing.]