*Chairman Mao: Why Chinese Warfare Tactict, Was More Effective For Africa's Liberation Struggle* -The people are the water, you are the fish, henceforth you need them to keep alive, and with that your cause- Mao Zedong or Chairman Mao, he was a Communist Revolutionary, Politician, and a Socio-political theorist. Famously, Chairman Mao when he met a Deng Fangzhi, whom was a parent to a son whom had died serving in the Korean War [1950 - 1953], he expressed sympathy and shared in the bereavement, of too having also lost his own son, Mao Anying, whom he'd sent to serve in the same war. In the same breath Chairman Mao stated, his deep love for his late son, however an even deeper love for the people of China. This scenario, i set it as the hallmark, of firstly Chairman Mao's commitment to the revolution and the people, putting first the greater good over personal family ties. Then also as the hallmark, of the collective or shared ideology based warfare tactic, of the Chinese war machine, of that time. The assertion behind this essay is; *Guerilla Warfare, is an ideology, that can be applied to more than just bringing Revolution.* *Reflection* Ever heard of the so called "Century of Humiliation"? It is in relation to China, in particular the China before the People's Republic of China, in 1949. This "Century of Humiliation", is cited to had spanned the years 1839 to 1949, in that span, including the timeline of events from the Opium Wars [Characterised by European Invasion], right to the glorious ending of this dark chapter in Chinese history, with the 1949 Communist Party's seizure of power. So in recent discussion, related to the paralles of ZIPRA's Soviet influenced Warfare, and ZANLA's Chinese Influenced Warfare, the question became of what ideas could we observe as had charged behind each one philosophy. I elaborated that based on simply the backdrop, each war philosophy was founded from, one could easily tell apart why and how they were received in the African Liberation Struggle's context. Whilst Soviet warfare will have been founded and horned from the war against Tsar Nicholas II, whom was an internal enemy, henceforth limiting the Soviet struggle to simply one of class. Chinese Warfare was then more akin to the African context, founded and horned from the struggle for self determination, sovereignty, and other nationalist aspirations, in that including the class struggle, as well as the struggle against racism/superiority complex, with an invader/colonial enemy. *Compounding Reflection* ZIPRA had received its military support and training from the Soviets. The Soviets had a conventional military philosophy, that emphasized on conventional military tactics, based on armored warfare and artillery. Henceforth ZIPRA's approach focused on building a capable military force, for direct combat with Rhodesian Security Forces. In the while, ZANLA forces as will have received training and support from China, their military philosophy was that of Chinese guerilla warfare principles. Which these principles included, building a guerilla force, capable of wearing down the enemy, through prolonged war, based on tactics like ambushes, sabotage, and intelligence gathering. The emphasis being "The People's war", or mobilisation of the masses, for a protracted conflict. The latter philosophy resonated with the broader context of the African Liberation Struggle, which first and foremost, will have been broadly characterized by a lack of space and time, as well as resources to build a head on combat capable force, against a conventional military enemy, with conventional access to all needed resources. However as with the context of Zimbabwe, the duality of the war-fronts for the enemy, also will have told for a double headache, which will have attributed to our Revolutionary success. *Conclusion* Now to reel it back to the assertion here being explored; *Guerilla Warfare, is an ideology, that can be applied to more than just bringing Revolution.* This as it is a philosophy that emphasizes togetherness, towards a collective goal, with little resources. The rise out of the century of humiliation, is ongoing for China, that dark chapter remains the framework of a prolonged state of engagement in guerilla warfare philosophy. It can too be observed in our African homes today, where one child will go to school at the expense of efforts from everyone else at home, including their older sometimes younger siblings, to help them achieve success, all under the principle that they remember home, when they find economic success. If you haven't been observing that as a form of continued guerilla warfare against imperialism, start to do so, because our Economic Struggle is real, and someone said education is the key. Chikovhi wrote this. Thank you for reading!