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i think the quote is taken out of context. i think he is more referring to a united front/revolutionary defeatism than for it to be taken 100% seriously. Mao wasn't an idiot
EDIT: found the context(in Selected Works Vol. 2) - he was indeed talking about a united front against Japan.
Maybe it translates better in Chinese because it still sounds a bit off to me idk
Could be