"This is not something exactly that the government wants to spread knowledge of around the world," he says. "You cannot be honest about it as it would jeopardize the strength and stability of the regime." He outlines Mao's reforms and how he was handling the government, his purges,. All the different stuff that was happening. The steps that would be necessary to create this blind, fanatical devotion to his policies.

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