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b'In this episode we finish off 1969, a year that not only saw internal revolt and anarchy but also saw armed border confrontation with the Soviet Union in the freezing northeast. Chairman Mao Zedong pulls out all the stops to quell the violence and rebellion that he himself called for at the outset of the Cultural Revolution. Mao\\u2019s chosen successor, Lin Biao loses favor with The Great Helmsman. As China enters the 1970\\u2019s the Cultural Revolution, though tarnished, still has plenty of life left in it.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'