The China Century
Season 12022
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?
5 Episodes
Chinese 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.
January 3, 2022
The story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.
January 10, 2022
China's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.
January 17, 2022
After 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.
January 24, 2022
The world's greatest rivalry began with hope and idealism. What went wrong?
January 31, 2022