Alex Barry
Director
The China Century (2022)
Season 1
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?
Released Jan. 3, 2022
Episode 56 min
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Genres: Documentary
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Production Companies: WildBear Entertainment
Network: ABC TV
S1E1 - Chinese Dreams
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.
Jan. 3, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - Economic Miracle
The story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.
Jan. 10, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Unify The Motherland
China's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.
Jan. 17, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - City of Protest
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.
Jan. 24, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - Cold War Two
The world's greatest rivalry began with hope and idealism. What went wrong?
Jan. 31, 2022, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 56 min.
Season Runtime: 280 min.
Released: Jan. 3, 2022
Last Air Date: Jan. 31, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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