China's Capitalist Revolution

Hello everyone,

Here is another programme on BBC iPlayer to share with you.
This programme is talking about China's capitalist revolution under Deng Xiao Ping's period.

Talking about Deng, most people's first impression is Tiananmen massacre in 1989.
But not many people know it is Deng who brought China to the Western world.
Deng's open door policy made China and Chinese people rich.
And I have to say, yes, Deng solved the poverty and famine problem that Chinese people suffered for centuries.
There are always too many people in China, and it's always a big problem to feed the whole population.
(That is why Chinese people say Food is people's god 民以食为天 Min yi shi wei tian)
Deng's privatization of land, open small business, and setting up special economic zones for foreign investors totally changed China's modern history.

This programme will give you more details of what Deng had done, and also provides the background of Tiananmen protest in 1989.

I personally find it very informative and get to know Deng more through this programme.
It also tells you briefly why and in what situation American government decided to break up the relationship with Republic of China in Taiwan and turned it's head to People's Republic of China in Mianland China.

Here is the link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lfcz6/Chinas_Capitalist_Revolution

Hope you enjoy it.


Cindy