China, Actually - Season 1
Browse all 7 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.
Episodes
Episode 1
How Chinese Censorship Works
"There are two "Chinas" — the image presented by Beijing to the world and the one lived by 1.4 billion people. China, Actually is an exploration of how one of the world's most consequential countries really works.
Episode 2
Why China Won't Abandon Zero-COVID
"There are two "Chinas" — the image presented by Beijing to the world and the one lived by 1.4 billion people. China, Actually is an exploration of how one of the world's most consequential countries really works.
Episode 3
China's Rare Earth Dominance
"There are two "Chinas" — the image presented by Beijing to the world and the one lived by 1.4 billion people. China, Actually is an exploration of how one of the world's most consequential countries really works.
Episode 4
Why China Has No Allies
"There are two "Chinas" — the image presented by Beijing to the world and the one lived by 1.4 billion people. China, Actually is an exploration of how one of the world's most consequential countries really works.
Episode 5
The Myth That China Lifted 800 Million People Out of Poverty
"There are two "Chinas" — the image presented by Beijing to the world and the one lived by 1.4 billion people. China, Actually is an exploration of how one of the world's most consequential countries really works.
Episode 6
Why China Has the Only Sane Nuclear Policy
China has been accused of hiding as many as 3,000 nuclear warheads. But there’s a surprising alternative explanation for this.
Episode 7
The One-Child Policy
In 1980, China embarked on one of humanity’s most ambitious social engineering campaigns. Yet 40 years later, experts disagree on whether The One-Child Policy was ever necessary at all. Content Warning: This video contains mild, non-graphic mentions of forced abortions, sterilizations, and other forms of coercive birth planning.