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China Rising
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the
move, with history in tow.
Special series Last Modified: 09 May 2013 14:38
After centuries of western dominance, the world’s centre of economic and
political weight is shifting eastward.
In just 30 years, China has risen from long-standing poverty to being the
second largest economy in the world – faster than any other country in history.
From angry farmers to weary migrant workers, powerful politicians and
everyone in between, what China says and does, has become of undeniable
importance to the entire world.
Episode 1 - The Dramatic Rise
Although no other country in history has risen so quickly from poverty to
prosperity as China has, for many in the world's most populous nation, those
advances have come at a price.
The economic reforms that made the People's Republic's rise possible have
also led to a harshly divided China. Divisions whose impacts could easily
spread from disenfranchised indviduals to threaten the economic growth
contemporary Chinese society has come to be based upon.
In the opening episode of this four-part series, we tell the stories
behind these divisions, from the rising urban middle class to impoverished
rural areas and the precarious existence of hundreds of millions of migrant
workers on the fringes of some of the world's fastest growing cities.
Episode 2 - Power and the People
From the ruling Communist Party to filmmakers and bloggers, more and more
people in China are looking to get their voices heard.
As blogs look to exploit their political potential and grassroots
protests and mass incidents continue to increase in numbers, we analyse how the
country run and how do the people get their say.
In this episode of China Rising, we look at how the people of one of the
world's most powerful, yet closed states, manage to reach the masses.
We interview authors who struggle with censorship and self-censorship,
and examine the country's thriving film industry, which seeks to top Hollywood.
The second part of this special series can be seen from Thursday,
May 9, at the following times GMT: Thursday: 2000; Friday: 1200; Saturday:
0100; Sunday: 0600.
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