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August 15th, 2008 at 11:18 am

After a century of national aspirations, China’s ascent into an international power has influenced its athletes’ training to win gold medals during the Olympics. A professor and former athlete offers …

August 14th, 2008 at 3:08 pm

As the world’s attention turns to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Wide Angle reports on a different kind of Chinese competition. “China Prep” follows five Chinese students through their final year …

August 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

Just days before the Olympic games begin, a haze still stretches across Beijing. The air pollution in China is a powerful reminder of the consequences of China’s recent rapid economic …

August 1st, 2008 at 3:17 pm

Running up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics (August 8-24), Thirteen will be airing a number of documentaries about contemporary China, and a few about the Olympics. Some of them are also watchable online. See the listings and links here.

July 28th, 2008 at 11:36 am

With just two weeks to go to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, China is pushing to clean up air pollution in Beijing and show its political tolerance by allowing protest zones around the city. Scott Tong, who is based in Shanghai, takes your questions about the country’s preparations for the games. Ask now.

July 24th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

R&E had a chance early this past spring to visit members of a Chinese family as they honored their ancestors at their graves. It is the belief of many Chinese that there is an ongoing spiritual connection between them and their forebears. Watch the report here. Originally aired: July 18, 2008.

July 18th, 2008 at 10:36 am

Running up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics (August 8-24), Thirteen will be airing a number of documentaries about contemporary China (and a few about the Olympics). Some of them are also watchable online. See the listings and links here.

June 25th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

A Japanese warship docked in China Tuesday, for the first time since World War II. The destroyer Sazanami’s arrival in the southern Chinese port city of Zhanjiang follows the docking …

June 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

A massive wave of Christianity has been sweeping across China in recent years, and the Chinese ruling party, officially atheist, is now struggling to figure out how to control it. …

June 21st, 2008 at 4:17 pm

A look at Raul Castro’s latest reforms and the future of U.S.-Cuba relations

“Kashmir’s Uneasy Peace”, a short film about tensions in the Pakistani-Indian disputed territory of Kashmir

A fresh …

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