 Moreover , the coincidence of Guevara 's views with those expounded by the Chinese Communist leadership under Mao Zedong was increasingly problematic for Cuba as the nation 's economy became more and more dependent on the Soviet Union . Since the early days of the Cuban revolution , Guevara had been considered by many an advocate of Maoist strategy in Latin America and the originator of a plan for the rapid industrialization of Cuba that was often compared to China 's " Great Leap Forward " . Castro became weary of Guevara 's opposition to Soviet conditions and recommendations : measures that Castro saw as necessary , but which Guevara described as corrupt and " pre @-@ monopolist " . 
