Shaking the World - Part Four

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2010

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

"This culture inhibits the evolution of new ideas," says Professor Guosong Liu of the deferntial culture of China. Will this deferential culture keep China behind the West in the race to create the next big thing? Michael Robinson looks at whether the political model which has delivered China's fantastic economic growth over the last 30 years is the same model that will deliver growth over the next 30 years.

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0:00.0	Thank you for downloading from the BBC.
0:04.0	The details of our complete range of podcasts and our terms of use go to
0:08.0	BBCWorldService.com slash podcasts.
0:14.0	Now, Michael Robinson presents the final program in his
0:18.0	series, China, Shaking the World.
0:21.0	With wages rising sharply after industrial unrest this year,
0:25.0	the low tech, low pay economy which powered
0:28.0	China's economic miracle is under strain.
0:31.0	But China's leaders already have a plan for that,
0:34.0	to transform the nation into a powerhouse of scientific and
0:38.0	technological innovation.
0:40.0	There's no way China can keep developing at such a
0:43.0	rate with this kind of arrangement.
0:45.0	China is still a third world country.
0:47.0	I do think so.
0:48.0	Despite all the growth, despite everything I see around me.
0:51.0	Compared to Europe and the US, I think China is definitely
0:55.0	a high-energy high-pollution and labor-intensive country.
0:58.0	China must emphasize our knowledge, technology, and cutting
1:03.0	at research and development.
1:11.0	In the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing
1:14.0	2008 Olympic Games, a giant scroll celebrated the
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