The documentary "endorses the idea that China should study the experiences of nations and empires it once condemned as aggressors bent on exploitation"[1] and analyses the reasons why the nine nations rose to become great powers,from the Portuguese Empire to American hegemony.[1] The series was produced by an "elite team of Chinese historians" who also briefed the Politburo on the subject."[1] In the West the airing of Rise of the Great Powers has been seen as a sign that China is becoming increasingly open to discussing its growing international power and influence—referred to by the Chinese government as "China's peaceful rise."[1]
I don't know if you've been seeing this or heard of this series that [the Chinese] produced called The Rise of the Great Nations. It's now on the History Channel. I got our station here to dub it in English and show it. It was quite I would say a bold decision to tell the Chinese people this is the way the European nations,the Russians and Japanese became great. Absolutely no ideology and they had a team of historians,their own historians. To get the program going,they went to each country,interviewed the leaders and historians of those countries.
You should watch the one on Britain,because I think that gives you an idea of how far they have gone in telling their people this is what made Britain great. I was quite surprised. The theme was [doing away with] the Divine Right of Kings,a Britain that was challenged by the barons who brought the king down to Runnymede and then they had the Magna Charta,and suddenly your "Divine Right" is based on Parliament and [the barons] are in Parliament. That gave the space for the barons to grow and the middle class eventually emerged. When the King got too uppity,Charles I got beheaded.
Now this series was produced in a communist state,you know. In other words,if you want to be a great nation,so,if the leader goes against the people's interests,you may have to behead him! They also said that because there was growing confidence between the people and the leaders,the country grew.
It is in fact a lesson to support their gradual opening up and their idea of how they can do it without conflict -- the "peaceful rise". They have worked out this scheme,this theory,this doctrine to assure America and the world that they're going to play by the rules.[3]
Broadcast,the BBC and other international media carried a report and analysis. The New York Times commented that the broadcast of the film means that China is no longer "hypocritical humility" but now encourages people to discuss the prospects of China's rise.
Hong Kong version The Hong Kong version,aired on TVB and chaired by Dina each episode,added Dina's comments before and after the advertisements,but the main content was not subject to much change. This Cantonese TVB (Hong Kong) version was about 30% shorter to accommodate Tina Leung (Di Na)'s comments.
Characteristics Dina's comments to an international perspective view of a foreign model of development were from both an economic development and a political point of view. She also commented on the situation in China. Tina Leung's comments contained a fair amount of promotion of herself and her "business" interests in China,at time sounded like she was a spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party.
In the Guangdong region,commercials covered sensitive topics.
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