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The Chinese Are Coming

The Chinese Are Coming

Traveling across three continents, Justin Rowlatt investigates the spread of Chinese influence around the planet and asks what the world will be like if China overtakes America as the world’s economic superpower.
In the first of two films, he embarks on a journey across Southern Africa to chart the extraordinary phenomenon of Chinese migration to Africa, [...]

March 2, 2011 China 2 Comments

Mao’s Bloody Cultural Revolution Revealed

Mao’s Bloody Cultural Revolution Revealed

Mao’s Bloody Revolution Revealed is hosted by Philip Short, BBC correspondent and author of Mao: A Life. Bloody Revolution can be divided into two parts. The first half of the documentary covers the course of the Chinese revolution up to the the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
The second half covers what is referred to as the [...]

October 3, 2010 China 0 Comments

Kung Fu Monks: Secrets of the Shaolin Temple

Kung Fu Monks: Secrets of the Shaolin Temple

National Geographic’s Kung Fu Monks: Secrets of the Shaolin Temple is about the Shaolin monks who gave birth to Kung Fu. For thousands of years, the Shaolin monks have trained the top Kung Fu masters and played a pivotal role in China’s history. But the influence and power of the Shaolin Temple has struggled as [...]

May 16, 2010 China 0 Comments