The Rise of the Great Powers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rise of the Great Powers (Chinese: 大国崛起; Pinyin: Dàguó Juéqǐ) is a 12-part documentary television series broadcast on China Central Television in the People's Republic of China.[1] It was first broadcasted in CCTV-2 from November 13, 2006 to November 24, 2006. It discusses the rise of nine great powers: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, and the United States.
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 analyzes the reasons why the nine nations rose to become great powers, from the Portuguese Empire to current United States 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 growing increasingly open to discussing its growing international power and influence—referred to the the Chinese government as "China's peaceful rise."[1]
The state-run People's Daily reported that each of the 12 episodes of The Rise of the Great Powers ran at the prime time 9:30 p.m. slot, and each show lasted 50 minutes, totaling 600 minutes.[2] The program included interviews with noted historians and academics, including Paul Kennedy, who wrote the influential book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, who won a Nobel Prize in Economics.[2] Political leaders, such as former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, where also interviewed."[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Kahn, Joseph, "China, shy giant, shows signs of shedding its false modesty.", New York Times, 9 Dec. 2006.
- ^ a b c "TV docu stimulates more open attitude to history, China, the world." People's Daily. 26 Nov. 2006.
