The China Century
The forces that have powered China's rise are rarely explored, while the lives of Chinese people barely get a mention. Beyond the headlines what do we really know about China and its 1.4 billion citizens?
Cast: Hamish Macdonald
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Season 1
5 episodes
1. Chinese DreamsChinese President Xi Jinping understands the greatest threat to the authoritarian state is not an invading army but the free minds of its people. This episode explores the fight for freedom of thought in China.MCC56minJan 3, 2022
2. Economic MiracleThe story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.MCC56minJan 10, 2022
3. Unify The MotherlandChina's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.MCC56minJan 17, 2022
4. City of ProtestAfter 150 years of British occupation, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. We examine how the territory has always been defined by the contest of influence between China and the West and how that tension plays out today.MCC56minJan 24, 2022
5. Cold War TwoThe world's greatest rivalry began with hope and idealism. What went wrong?MCC56minJan 31, 2022
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The forces that have powered China's rise are rarely explored, while the lives of Chinese people barely get a mention. Beyond the headlines what do we really know about China and its 1.4 billion citizens?
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Michael Tear, Alan Erson, Leo Faber
- Cast
- Hamish Macdonald
- Studio
- WildBear Entertainment
