When Nixon flew to Beijing to meet Mao...

In 1972, Richard Nixon boarded a plane to Beijing that would change the course of world history; a relationship with China was about to begin. China had long been isolated after the Sino-Soviet split and struggled to find allies after its fallout with the USSR. Seeing an opportunity to turn the tide of the Cold War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger went against convention and met with the Middle Kingdom.

In this series, Mr. Mitchell takes you through the history of Modern China from the 1940s up until the present day beginning with the Chinese Civil War and today covering the Tienanmen Square massacre.

Regardless of how "into" history you'd consider yourself, this is amongst the most important educational topics in the world. As we look towards the 2020s, it seems more and more like the USA is going to be overtaken by China as the world's dominant superpower. With this being the case, we ought to understand who they are, what made them the way they are, and whether they really are the "boogeyman" of world politics. It's well worth a watch.