Synopsis
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?
Episodes
Season 11
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.56m2
Economic MiracleThe story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.56m3
Unify The MotherlandChina's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.56m4
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.56m5
Cold War TwoThe world's greatest rivalry began with hope and idealism. What went wrong?56m
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.56m2Economic MiracleThe story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.56m3Unify The MotherlandChina's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.56m4City 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.56m5Cold War TwoThe world's greatest rivalry began with hope and idealism. What went wrong?56mCast
