"Maoists" hate Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. They are ultras. Basically China's version of Trotskyites. No existing socialism is good enough for them because it's never pure enough, left enough, or revolutionary enough. It is deeply ironic that they call themselves "Maoists" because Mao himself made pragmatic compromises with the national bourgeoisie under the framework of New Democracy that today's "Maoists" would call revisionist, liberal and a betrayal of socialism. Those who follow the real spirit of Mao's teachings in China don't call it "Maoism", they call it Mao Zendong Thought. They view this as simply a part of Marxism-Leninism. China today takes a 70-30 view on Mao. 70% of what he did was good, 30% not so good. In particular they are very critical of the ultra-left tendencies of the chaotic Cultural Revolution era toward the end of Mao's life.

Now, personally i'd put it more around 80-20 or even 90-10, because i see a lot of value in certain elements of the Cultural Revolution, even if mistakes were made and ultimately the overall strategy was misguided. So it's not like i'm unsympathetic to Maoists who admire that period. I understand where they're coming from, even if it's idealist. But we also have to acknowledge that the more moderate post-Mao policies of the CPC have been a resounding success in terms of improving the material conditions of hundreds of millions of people. Unfortunately Maoists refuse to see this reality. And like the Trotskyists, they make themselves unwitting accomplices of imperialism when they take their irrationally hostile stance against China and the other AES countries.

No that's just Marxism-Leninism