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Chinese military and civilians celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
Top communist leaders of the People’s Republic of China wave towards people from a balcony in Peiping (Beijing), China. A large crowd gathers to celebrate the 10th anniversary festival of the People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev heads the roster of top communist leaders. Khrushchev stands side by side with Mao Zedong on the reviewing stand. The Communist Chinese stage a monumental celebration with a huge and colorful parade viewed by a large crowd. Flags on building. Decorated floats on the street. Acrobats and people perform. People hold balloons in hand. They cheer as balloons are released.
U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon on their tour to China meet Chinese leaders in Beijing
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to China meet Chinese leaders in Beijing. Mr and Mrs Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers, escorted by Chinese officials climb the stairs of The Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Chinese national leaders and dignitaries greet and welcome them, including first Premier of the PRC, Zhou Enlai. The dignitaries pose for a group photo and talk to each other.
U.S. President Richard Nixon meets Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing during his visit to People's Republic of China.
Historic visit of U.S. President Richard M Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon to the People's Republic of China. President Nixon and Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong during a meeting at the Poolside House of Zhongnanhai (174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing) in Beijing. A news reporter reports about the meeting. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and President Nixon review an honor guard during the visit.
U.S. civilians are freed by communists after imprisonment and brain washing by Communist China
The People’s Republic of China releases detained U.S. civilians in the Chinese border with British colony of Hong Kong. U.S. civilians cross "Bamboo Curtain," arriving to freedom in Hong Kong. U.S. civilians are freed by the Communist Chinese government after imprisonment and brain washing. Civilians include Catholic Church missionary Father Harold Rigney, Rector of the University of Beijing. A young naval intelligence officer and Fulbright Fellow student at Beijing University named Walter Allyn Rickett and his wife Adele are among the released prisoners. Former U.S. Flying Tiger pilot Lawrence Buol shows happiness after his release from China. Buol sits while Rickett drinks a bottle of soda after their release.
Implementation of the Mao Zedong led economic and social plan titled the 'Great Leap Forward' in Red China.
Postwar living conditions in the People’s Republic of China under the Communist regime of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung) photographed by Indians visiting the country. The film highlights China's problems of industry, agriculture, and excess population. Advertisements and posters for the Mao Zedong led economic and social plan titled the 'Great Leap Forward' in 1958. Objectives of the plan. Agriculture, industry, and education in China, including brief shot of men, women, and children in classroom, possibly for re-education. Men and women work in factories and plants. A Russian sign reads 'Made in the Soviet Union'. Workers inside a huge automatic automotive plant set up and supplies by the Soviet Union (SU). A steel and iron company rebuilt and enlarged with the aid of Soviet Union. A seamless steel tube mill supplied and erected by the SU. A plant designed, equipped, and built by SU technicians. A bridge over a river. Women work in a high voltage testing laboratory equipped by the East German government. A fully automatic petroleum refinery built by the Japanese. A heavy gilding machine plant started by the Japanese in 1937. Various factories, plants, and industries in China. Rural farmland and irrigation. People work in backyard furnaces, factories, presses, rolling mills and automotive factories. Deserted city streets with few cars. Workers inside an automotive plant. Communist Party of China Chairman Mao Zedong signs a pact with the Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev. Newspaper headlines regarding the disagreements leading to rifts in the China-Soviet relations in 1960. The Soviet Union withdraws technicians and support from China resulting in closure of industries. Statistics highlight China's dropping industrial production in steel, coal, electricity, and petroleum compared to that of USA, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom.
A hotel building with American flag and other buildings nearby as seen during visit of U.S. President Richard Nixon to China.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to the People's Republic of China. Images of area in Beijing taken from a hotel window of the visiting delegation. The U.S. national flag at the porch of a hotel in Beijing. Other buildings nearby the hotel. Most of the buildings with tapered roofs. Pedestrians walk on a street. Cars parked outside a building.
