The World of the Chinese
China is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. Under President Xi Jinping, substantial investments are being made in communication and cooperation and industrious Chinese people are settling abroad in large numbers. Documentary maker and China expert Ruben Terlou visits them in the new VPRO travel series ‘The World of the Chinese’. Who are they, what do they want to achieve and what impact does their presence have on the local population?
Episodes
Ruben Terlou sees Kenyans expressing their love for the Chinese motherland through song in fluent Chinese, but discovers that the arrival of the Chine...
On the coast of Cambodia, in only a few years a sleeping backpacker village has been transformed into a gigantic city with casinos, hotels and nightcl...
Chinese companies enjoy doing business in the exotic, remote Madagascar. There is a lot to be gained, because the country is rich in natural resources...
Serbia and China are close friends, partly because of their shared communist past. The Chinese are rolling out railway lines in Serbia and have taken...
Lots of Chinese settle in California, for different reasons. For some it's the American Dream, others want to offer their children a better education....
In Prato the last few decades, the biggest Chinese community of Europe, has taken over the textile industry, which is the pride of Italy. The locals a...
After Ruben Terlou has met Chinese across the globe, he's now looking into the Chinese presence in The Netherlands. Who are these Chinese that have se...
Cast
Ratings & Reviews
8.6/10
5 votes
No ratings yet
Not available
No community reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
No TMDB reviews available for this title.
No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
