The China Century

Name: The China Century
Released: 2022-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Hamish Macdonald

TV Show · Documentary

An in-depth examination of China's place in world politics and the global economy, from a face-off with America to its clampdown in Hong Kong and hacking and surveillance.

2022 · 57m

Starring Hamish Macdonald

Director Alex Barry

EPISODE 1

Chinese Dreams

Explores the fight for freedom of thought in China. Chinese President Xi Jinping understands the greatest threat to the authoritarian state is not an invading army, but the free minds of its people.
EPISODE 2

Economic Miracle

The story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.
EPISODE 3

Unify the Motherland

Explores China's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.
EPISODE 4

City of Protest

After 150 years of British occupation, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. The team examine how the territory has always been defined by the contest of influence between China and the West.
EPISODE 5

Cold War Two

The world's greatest rivalry started out with hope and idealism, until something went terribly wrong.