About this season
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?
Episodes (5)
1. Chinese Dreams
Aired 3 January 2022 • 56 min
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.
2. Economic Miracle
Aired 10 January 2022 • 56 min
The story of China's meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions.
3. Unify The Motherland
Aired 17 January 2022 • 56 min
China's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.
4. City of Protest
Aired 24 January 2022 • 56 min
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.
5. Cold War Two
Aired 31 January 2022 • 56 min
The world's greatest rivalry began with hope and idealism. What went wrong?