According to Mao, China was unbalanced politically and economically. Interior countryside was still in an isolated natural economy, while coastal areas had capitalist economy. This provided an opportunity for cCP to set up an independent revolutionary base in backward countryside, especially those places where two or three provinces meetAccording to Mao, China was unbalanced politically and economically. Interior countryside was still in an isolated natural economy, while coastal areas had capitalist economy. This provided an opportunity for CCP to set up an independent revolutionary base in backward countryside, especially those places where two or three provinces meet