Original sentence: From 1931 to 1934, Mao helped establish the Soviet Republic of China and was elected Chairman of this small republic in the mountainous areas in Jiangxi.Here, Mao was married to He Zizhen.His previous wife, Yang Kaihui, had been arrested and executed in 1930, just three years after their departure.However, he remains a controversial figure to this day, with a contentious legacy that is subject to continuing revision and fierce debate.Later, through his policies, he laid the economic, technological and cultural foundations of modern China, transforming the country from an underdeveloped peasant-based agrarian society into a major industrialized world power
Edited sentence: From 1931 to 1934, Mao helped establish the Soviet Republic of China and was elected Chairman of this small republic loyal to the Soviet Union in the mountainous areas in Jiangxi.Here, Mao had lived with He Zichen since 1928.Later, through his policies, he was directly responsible for the death of an estimated 80 million Chinese in peace time and the destruction of Chinese culture.The country at the time of his death in 1976 was in economic ruins and revived only after his policies were later reversed by Deng Xiao Ping.They married in 1930 in Jiangxi, before his other wife, Yang Kaihui, was arrested and executed in 1930