China’s Road To Superpower – The Comeback (China on China, Episode 8)

After centuries of Western dominance, the world’s center 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. What China says and does is therefore of great importance to the entire world.

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In this episode, we look at how China’s economic role in the world is growing at a record pace, with regard to both the size of its economy and its political influence. What does this mean for the rest of the world, now that China is reclaiming its role as a world power?

After centuries of Western dominance, the world’s center 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. What China says and does is therefore of great importance to the entire world.

‘China on China’ is an eight-part documentary series dealing with politics and daily life in today’s China. Visit breathtakingly beautiful mountain villages, luxury neighbourhoods, and big-city slums. See lush tourist attractions, middle-class homes, blue-collar quarters, historical locations, and high-tech environments. Hear from angry farmers, weary migrant workers, famous writers, bloggers, powerful politicians, feminists, environmental activists, inventors, society’s upwardly mobile, and dedicated students. ’China on China’ provides a rare insight into the reinvention of this Eastern superpower.

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