Mao is still considered a great leader in China. His portrait appears on literally all Chinese banknotes in the current series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_series_of_the_renminbi).
I doubt that is much comfort to the 50+ million victims of the failed policies and purges.
it just underlines GP's point.
Sarah Paine EP 3: How Mao Conquered China (Lecture & Interview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l3Sa8ImGFQ&t=6325s