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Dramatic Events In China

How have the Olympics, Tibet and the Sichuan earthquake shaped perception of China?

This was supposed to be China's year of national pride, as it hosted the Olympic games, but so far China has faced violence in Tibet and international criticism for its human rights trangressions. Then, the Sichuan earthquake transformed its image from aggressor to victim. So how is China viewed on the world stage now?

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8 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project