China Triumph and Turmoil — Season 1, Episode 1: Emperors
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Niall Ferguson shows how the vast apparatus of the Chinese state has always been called on to subjugate individual freedom to the higher goal of unity. Ferguson also examines how, on the other hand, centralised control produces tensions that threaten to destroy the country.
About China Triumph and Turmoil
Niall Ferguson examines China's ascendancy, and asks what the future holds for the world's most populous country and its relationship with the rest of the world