Decoding China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="award">award</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shone">shone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="troubling">troubling</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>-<span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="W">W</span>.<span word="Freeman">Freeman</span>, <span word="Jr">Jr</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="Freeman">Freeman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visionary">visionary</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="frustrate">frustrate</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Kuhn">Kuhn</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conjure">conjure</span> <span word="conspiracies">conspiracies</span>.</p><p><span word="Kuhn">Kuhn</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Zemin">Zemin</span>, <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depict">depict</span> <span word="China">China</span> “<span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>” <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candid">candid</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="part">part</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Challenges">Challenges</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chronicle">chronicle</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shaping">shaping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Kuhn">Kuhn</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="PBS">PBS</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="airing">airing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span>:</p>
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