A historical documentary entitled "Red Star Over China" will be aired by the Hunan Satellite TV next week. The documentary is based on the book of American journalist Edgar Snow with the same title.
The documentary stars Huang Haibing as Mao Zedong and U.S. actor George Christopher Tronsrue as Snow. The documentary shows the rise of the Chinese Communist Party and how Mao Zedong won the revolution.
It is produced by the TV and Art Center of Beijing's PLA Zhanyou Song and Dance Ensemble and the Publicity Department of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPC.
The book "Red Star Over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism" was first published in 1938 and is the first account of the Chinese uprising and was the first book to introduce Communist China to the world.
Snow was able to interview Mao Zedong to get insights on the principles of the people's uprising. He asked Mao on the ideology of Communist Party.
Snow asked: "With the achievement of victory of a Red movement in China, do you think that revolution would occur quickly in other Asiatic or semi-colonial countries, such as Korea, Indochina, the Philippines, and India? Is China at present the 'key' to world revolution?"
To the question, Mao said, "The Chinese revolution is a key factor in the world situation. . . . When the Chinese revolution comes into full power the masses of many colonial countries will follow the example of China and win a similar victory of their own. But I emphasize again the seizure of power is not our (immediate) aim. We want to stop the civil war, create a people's democratic government with the Guomindang and other parties, and fight for our independence against Japan."