People always die in revolution. No death - no victory. Part ten concludes with Mao Zedong's victory over Chiang Kai Shek and the establishment of The People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. As the images of destruction and emergence fade the narrator intones, There is a Chinese proverb: "It is easy to seize power, but difficult to maintain it."

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the people's republic of china, china, mao zedong, communist china, taiwan

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people's republic of china, taiwan, chiang kai shek, mao zedong, social studies

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