China's history of the last 200 years seems like a boomerang, returning to the West what it once unleashed. The series reveals how devastating the struggles for identity and power have been for the population since the fall of the "Middle Kingdom," and how closely these tragedies are intertwined with our own. Great hopes were placed in a wide variety of visions for the future—and each time, bitter disappointment ensued. From the decline of the empire to its resurgence as a superpower, China's history is both a dream and a nightmare, in which human life is of little value.

Creators

Ilana Navaro, Karim Miské

Cast

K

Karim Miské

Narrateur

T

Timothy brook

Intervenante

A

Anne Cheng

Intervenante

Y

Yang-wen zheng

Intervenante

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Reinventing China

2023 · 1 season · Ended

Documentary War & Politics

China's history of the last 200 years seems like a boomerang, returning to the West what it once unleashed. The series reveals how devastating the struggles for identity and power have been for the population since the fall of the "Middle Kingdom," and how closely these tragedies are intertwined with our own. Great hopes were placed in a wide variety of visions for the future—and each time, bitter disappointment ensued. From the decline of the empire to its resurgence as a superpower, China's history is both a dream and a nightmare, in which human life is of little value.

Creators

Ilana Navaro, Karim Miské

Cast

K

Karim Miské

Narrateur

T

Timothy brook

Intervenante

A

Anne Cheng

Intervenante

Y

Yang-wen zheng

Intervenante

View full details