In 1949 Mao Tse-tung declared the establishment of the immortal People's Republic of China, a revolution that would reach from China to the ends of the earth. The communist revolution sought to reinstate China as the primal nation among nations. In this segment of the lecture David Shenk talks about Confucianism and Mao Tse-tung, democracy and Confucianism. Watch this video to learn how Kissinger's visit in 1971 helped open the door for the People's Republic of China.