- Part One. The first republic : the Republic of China
- 1911 : how the last dynasty crumbled and warlords took over
- The first civil war between the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party
- The Japanese invasion of China
- The second civil war between the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party
- Part Two. The second republic : the People's Republic of China
- The establishment of the People's Republic of China
- The massacre of reactionaries and the suppression of bandits
- Communist rule in Tibet
- The land reform movement and prostitution reform
- The Korean War
- The so-called Gao Gang & Rao Shushi Anti-Party Event
- China's first five-year plan (1953-57)
- So-called Three Red Banners
- Soviet experts give technical assistance
- The anti-rightist movement
- Mao's goal to overtake England in 15 years
- The meeting on Mt. Lu and Peng's letter
- So-called Great Cultural Revolution.
Mr. Woo continues his history of China from 1911, when the Qing dynasty was overthrown after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, to modern times: a tumultuous century that saw chaos and warlords, invasions, regime change, confiscation of property, and later a return to a mixed economy allowing some capitalist features. In fact, China now has over 100 billionaires - but many families lost everything along the way.
