PBS has announced that a Frontline documentary on “China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping” will premiere on November 26, 2024.
The episode will examine “the rise of Xi Jinping, his vision for China and the global implications. Correspondent Martin Smith traces the defining moments for President Xi, how he’s exercising power and his impact on China, and relations with the U.S. and the world.”
The following Frontline documentaries dealing with the People’s Republic of China are currently available online.
“China Undercover”: “A special undercover report from China’s secretive Xinjiang region. FRONTLINE investigates the Communist regime’s mass imprisonment of Muslims, and its use and testing of sophisticated surveillance technology against the Uyghur community.”
“Trump’s Trade War”: “The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.”
“Battle for Hong Kong”: “With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their struggle against what they say is growing influence from the communist government of mainland China.” (Uh…“what they say” is “growing influence” from the mainland? Pretending not to know things is not a manifestation of objectivity.)
Also see:
PBS Frontline: “A Minutes-Long Call After Two and a Half Years of Silence: Update from a Uyghur Family Featured in ‘China Undercover’ ”
PBS Frontline: “How the U.S. Has Reacted to China’s Treatment of Uyghurs”
“An engineer who worked on the [Chinese surveillance] system told FRONTLINE that facial recognition could label someone as ‘normal,’ ‘of concern’ or ‘dangerous,’ potentially leading to their arrest.”
PBS Frontline: “Muslims Held in China’s Detention Camps Speak Out”
PBS Frontline: “Chinese Hacking Steals Billions; U.S. Businesses Turn a Blind Eye”
“In dozens of interviews with U.S. government and business representatives, officials involved in commerce with China said hacking and theft were an open secret for almost two decades, allowed to quietly continue because U.S. companies had too much money at stake to make waves….
“ ‘Direct confrontation with China does not usually result in lasting solutions,’ Medeiros says, noting that President Obama secured an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to halt the attacks….”
PBS Frontline: “Inside the White House’s Bitter Fight Over China”
PBS Frontline: “Made in China 2025: The Industrial Plan that China Doesn’t Want Anyone Talking About”
“Spoken or otherwise, there seems to be consensus that the principles behind MIC 2025 are alive and well—China just isn’t using that name anymore.” PBS Frontline: “Inside the Battle for Hong Kong: ‘We’re Now at War’ ”
“ ‘We want,’ [Agnes Chow] tells FRONTLINE, ‘to choose our future by ourselves.’
