▁F ung ▁You lan . ▁The ▁second ▁generation ▁( 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 7 9 ) ▁include ▁individuals ▁like ▁Tang ▁Jun yi , ▁Mou ▁Z ongs an , ▁and ▁X u ▁F ug uan , ▁all ▁three ▁students ▁of ▁X ion g ▁Sh ili . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Z hang ▁Jun mai , ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁published ▁the ▁New ▁Conf u cian ▁Man if esto ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁Marx ism ▁on ▁modern ▁Chinese ▁political ▁thought ▁is ▁vast , ▁especially ▁through ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong , ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁think er ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Marx ist ▁Philosoph y . ▁Ma o ism ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese ▁Marx ist ▁philosophy ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁revolution ary ▁leader ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁partially ▁on ▁earlier ▁theories ▁by ▁Marx ▁and ▁Len in , ▁but ▁reject s ▁the ▁urban ▁pro let ariat ▁and ▁Len in ist ▁emphas is ▁on ▁heavy ▁industrial ization ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁revolution ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁pe asant ry , ▁and ▁a ▁decent ral ized ▁agr arian ▁economy ▁based ▁on ▁many ▁collect ively ▁worked ▁far ms . ▁The ▁current ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁continues ▁to ▁esp ouse ▁a ▁p rag m atic ▁form ▁of ▁social ism ▁as ▁its ▁official ▁party ▁ide ology ▁which ▁it ▁calls ▁Social ism ▁with ▁Chinese ▁characteristics . ▁When ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China