Cold War Season 1 Episode 15 China

Chinese Communists are victorious in the longest civil war in 20th century history. Mao Zedong's reforms are popular, but in 1958, he embarks on a series of catastrophic changes. A famine that kills 30 million people follows. In 1966, the Red Guards brandish the "Thoughts of Chairman Mao." China's relationship with the Soviet union is uneasy. The Sino-Soviet split comes in 1960 and by 1969, they are almost at war. China responds positively to the United States. In 1972, President Richard Nixon makes his historic visit to Beijing.