Witness History: Archive 2013 - Mao's American Comrade

Mao declares the formation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. We hear from an American who helped to plan the revolution in the caves of Yan'an. Sidney Rittenberg remembers what the early days of communist rule were like in China.

Published on Tuesday, 1st October 2013.

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