Death Of Mao

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Ep 1: Death Of Mao

04 Mar 2017 10:00PM (Updated: 13 Jul 2017 04:00PM)

After his Communist Party seized power in 1949, Mao led his vast nation through the convulsions of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. But would Mao have recognized the modern superpower that has leapt onto the world stage in the 21st Century?

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In this landmark 4-part series, Channel NewsAsia deconstructs the pivotal events that have made the Asian Century. With rare archival footage and personal eyewitness testimony, we shed light on the pivotal events of the past.

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