Mao Tse-Tung, also known as Mao Zedong or was the hero of the people. Many called him the "Defender of China" during WWII. Mao had done a lot during the war. He received arms from Russia for his soldiers and made sure he listened to the people. He wasn't corrupt or harsh unlike the previous leader Chiang-Kai-Shek. 

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Zedong fought for the people and fought against Japan for their harshness. Nothing else.