'An overall view is required' in Mao judgement

Top Party leaders go to mausoleum for commemoration

A historical and overall view should be taken while passing judgment on Chairman Mao Zedong, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.

It has been the Chinese people's greatest dream for centuries to achieve national rejuvenation, and Mao led the people to achieve national independence and defeat the invaders, Xi said at a symposium in Beijing to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Mao's birth.