Mao held that the poor would "encircle" and eventually strangle the wealthy capitalist countries.

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Mao Zedong believed in a revolutionary strategy where the rural areas would encircle the cities, which metaphorically extended to the idea that the global "countryside" (poor, developing countries) would encircle and eventually overcome the "cities" (wealthy, capitalist countries). This concept is part of Maoist thought on how global revolution would unfold.

Mao Held That the Poor Would "Encircle" and Eventually Strangle