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China: Power and Prosperity

Sep 25, 2019

1h 45m

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Overview

Covering China's powerful leader, his signature foreign policy, U.S.-China trade and technology wars, how Chinese technology helps stifle dissent, and more. A collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, PBS NewsHour conducted more than 70 on-camera interviews in eight Chinese cities and across eight countries.

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Documentary

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PBS

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Nick Schifrin

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7.0

Street Fight

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8.0

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6.0

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6.0

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7.2

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