october the 1st $949.00 mao tse-tung proclaims the founding of the people's republic of china and gentleman square that ended decades of civil war pitting chairman mao's communists against nationalists mao transformed the feudal society his great leap forward collectivized industry and agriculture and sent unreachable targets the result catastrophic famine and the deaths of tens of millions facing criticism out launched his cultural revolution in 1966 thousands of opponents was sent to camps or executed. after decades of isolation china took steps to open up to the world welcoming us president richard nixon in 1972 chairman mao's death in 1986 the nation's founder becomes its eternal icon. what followed was rapid economic growth as president done shopping relaxed the state's grip on the markets but the boom was tarnished by a bloody crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy movement symbolized by the stand off on gentleman square. the new millennium saw china retake control of hong kong from the british join the world trade organization and host the hugely successful beijing olympic games putting

first decade of the people's republic, it has carried everyone from the country's founding father, mao tse tungto its current leader, xijinping. in the decades between this and this, china has become the world's guest car market. it has that moment passed 7 world's guest car market. it has that moment passed? it is the midweek afternoon and they are thinking about buying. but they don't want something new. translation: i am still looking around, the software developer told us. i haven't decided yet. and there is plenty to see here, in one of china's biggest secondhand car markets. translation: he is not your average car salesperson. ten years ago, this business was almost niche. now it is spreading beyond the big cities, but the chinese don't trust because that have been owned before. and there is the price. translation: in recent years there are more people buying secondhand cars. maybe because the business environment is not growing, or even declining. you have to pay purchase tax, too, for a new car, but not for used ones. this place is a microcosm in a way of where china's economy stands as

mao tse-tung killed and displace ten of millions of chinese people, but it's been recognized that an embrace of nostalgia can be useful. a central aspect of china's maoist revival has been the return to a cult of personality. xi has abolished term limits, established his own thought as comparable to mao's own ideas and generally dispessed with the idea of collective leadership. all of this marxist stunning reversal, he created the reforms that created the economy, and he openly acknowledged mao's greatest failure, including the great leap forward and the cultural refusal lose. deng blamed mao, and explained that none of this would be permitted in the new china. but president xi has ignored deng xiaoping's warnings. in fact, it's a vast complex society going through great transformation. xi is trying to hold it together and maintain control over a dynamic society, without provoking a backlash. that's why, with all the military power on display, xi has been wary about using it. it societies confidence enough to cry sail leaders, mock military parades, and look candidly at all aspects,