China's Capitalist Revolution
Season 2009Episode 145Season 2009Episode 147

E146 China's Capitalist Revolution

BBC Documentaries / Season 2009 / Episode 146

25 Jul, 2009 · 1h

 
Season 2009Episode 145Season 2009Episode 147

E146 China's Capitalist Revolution

BBC Documentaries / Season 2009 / Episode 146

25 Jul, 2009 · 1h

 

When Chairman Mao died in 1976, he left China in chaos and poverty. He was succeeded by Deng Xiaoping, who overturned Maoism and taught the Chinese to love capitalism, creating special investment zones for the West. But Deng's crash course in capitalism went wrong when inflation grew and workers lost jobs. By 1989, China faced disaster. Now, 20 years after the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, this programme... see more

When Chairman Mao died in 1976, he left China in chaos and poverty. He was succeeded by Deng Xiaoping, who overturned Maoism and taught the Chinese to love capitalism, creating special investment zones for the West. But Deng's crash course in capitalism went wrong when inflation grew and workers lost jobs. By 1989, China faced disaster. Now, 20 years after the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, this programme... see more
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