Filmmaker Arthur Jones visits ethnic minority workers along China's southwestern border to witness a grass roots movement of ordinary people. Then, he goes to Shenzhen to see how the "One Country, Two Systems" policy can be put into practice.

As the globe's largest exporter and the second largest consumer market, it's been important for China to set the right course. Arthur Jones jumps into the newly vibrant "Made in China" economy and drops by the country's first free trade zone.

Host Arthur Jones visits one of China's deep sea research teams exploring the planet's most hard-to-reach places, a department managing a city's operations in real time, and brain science research groups helping people overcome physical disabilities.

Host Arthur Jones visits some of China's old industrial bases to see the transition to cleaner energy, a lake in central China where the local fishing industry has been halted to preserve biodiversity, and a new national park in Hainan.

In the Guizhou province, Arthur explores how lives have been improved by China's rural development strategy. Then, he travels to Shanghai, home to the largest migrant population in China, and Hangzhou and Kunshan, where the online economy is booming.