Do you think the CCP is an extreme left? Well, that's because you've not seen a more extreme left. To be fair, the Chinese version of communism is already the least extreme version.
China has had the habit of building large projects since ancient times, such as the Great Wall. But not because of extremism, but because China entered the imperial era very early.
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China. He abolished the enfeoffment system and adopted the county system. All officials were appointed by the emperor. He also unified Chinese characters, currencies, weights and measures, etc. This has turned China into a homogeneous society and greatly strengthened the rights of the central government. Since then, China's imperial dynasties have been able to build large projects.
This is capacity, not extremism.
Yes, Mao Zedong did not like Confucius, because he believed that Confucianism prevented China from entering true communism.
But Mao Zedong himself had the smell of Confucianism, and he did not get rid of the shackles of Confucian culture in the end. The Chinese who are familiar with him can clearly feel this. From Mao Zedong's poetry, way of thinking and so on, we can all feel the characteristics of Confucian. This is also the reason why the CCP will become what it is now.
Family planning is a means to solve China's population problem. First, we don't discuss whether it is correct. I will only talk about "中庸" in its implementation.
Do you know that family planning has not been thoroughly and strictly implemented, and left a lot of room for retreat?
For example, ethnic minorities do not need family planning because the CCP respects their national habits. For example, the poor in rural areas do not need family planning because their families need labor, and so on. This is "中庸".
