"China: Time of Xi" gets to discover what's changing in the country, what China's unique experience could offer the world, and what drives the man himself.
Over three fast-moving episodes, beautifully-shot, character-led case studies from four continents are pulled into sharp focus by the arresting contributions of a panel of the world's leading "China watchers," revealing what makes China and its president tick at this key moment in the country's story.
Episode 3: All Aboard
As best-selling author Prof. Martin Jacques comments: "China is exercising global power, political power, cultural power, economic power, intellectual power, moral power. China is coming of age." Touching down on four continents, we discover how the influence of this new China is changing communities and lives – from Africa to Asia to Europe. As a young Kenyan woman takes the controls of a Chinese-funded express train in Nairobi, and a former mayor of Venice dreams that a China-backed deep-water portwill bring a renaissance to his home city , we explore the mega construction projects of the Belt and Road Initiative. With stories from Cambodia, Indonesia and the U.S., we interrogate Xi Jinping's vision for a global "community of common destiny" as China takes its place as a leading player on the world stage. Is it an inspiring vision for a new world order, or a cloak for China's global ambitions? As Xi Jinping starts his next five years in power, the world is waiting to see where China goes next.