Reinventing China

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.

First Aired

May 23, 2023

Last Aired

May 23, 2023

Episode Runtime

52m

Created By

Karim Miské, Ilana Navaro

Network

PTS, ARTE

Original Name

La Chine, rêves et cauchemars

Country

BE, FR