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I've watched the series, and I have to say the undertone was pretty clear, provocative without getting itself into trouble so to speak. Except for the African part, the documentary didn't go much into the "other side of things". The side where China's influence have had a positive impact on the locals. Perhaps they thought the other side of things is too obvious to mention (things being cheap and all), but viewers can take a different message from it if you just briefly describe it with one single line and spend 90 minutes on the "bad".

It doesn't help that I was watching Yuanmingyuan right before this documentary --- I can't help but think: isn't the west that kicked open Chinese doors (with force) in the first place? They spent a whole century adjusting, and now they're playing by "the rule" and getting good at it (maybe TOO good), suddenly we find ourselves fearing the very idea (capitalism) that we were so eager to install upon them... Not that I don't see China as a potential threat to the global economy and even politics, but I mean surely I can't be the only person feeling this sarcasm?

And I just have to throw this out there: what did we expect anyways. Let's just be cautious, but be open --- They dominated for thousands of years yet they've adjusted, we've dominated for a few decades and why can't we adjust our mentality? A competition rose up, well instead of pointing fingers, rise up to the challenge and step up the game in a healthy competition is obviously a better answer.
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