Original sentence: He is held in high regard in China where he is often portrayed as a great revolutionary leader who defeated Chiang Kai-shek in the Civil War, and transformed the country into a major power through his Maoist social and economic reforms
Edited sentence: He is held in high regard in China where he is often portrayed as a great revolutionary leader and a military and political genius who defeated Chiang Kai-shek in the Civil War, and transformed the country into a major power through his Maoist social and economic reforms