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How China Got Rich

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Over the last 40 years, China has been transformed out of all recognition. The scale of its growth and the sheer speed of change has been astonishing. The country has seen the largest lifting of people out of poverty that has ever taken…

DirectorRebecca Dobbs
WriterMichael Wood

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Cast · Directed by Rebecca Dobbs

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