Watch the full, electric story of how China, once broken by the Opium Wars, famine, and foreign control, remade itself into a global economic and military superpower. This video explains the human cost (from Yuming and Sheetal's tragedies to the Great Famine), the turning points (Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, Long March), and the policies that changed everything (Mao's rule, the Great Leap Forward, Deng Xiaoping's reforms, SEZs like Shenzhen, WTO entry, and the Belt & Road Initiative).
In this documentary-style breakdown you'll get: • A short human opening that connects history to real people. • Clear, chronological explanations of the Opium trade → Century of Humiliation → Communist revolution → Great Leap Forward famine → Deng's reforms → Shenzhen & SEZs → WTO → 21st century tech & military rise. • Key dates, cause & effect, and the economic policies behind China's explosive growth. • A balanced look at both human suffering and structural transformation, why the world was forced to change because China changed.
0:00 - Yuming’s Story (1820) 0:55 - How the Opium Trade Ruined Nations (Bengal → China) 3:00 - Opium Wars & The Century of Humiliation (1839–1860s) 5:15 - Boxer Rebellion & The Fall of the Qing Dynasty 7:20 - Revolutionary Era, Long March & Mao’s Rise (1920s–1949) 10:00 - The Great Leap Forward & The Famine (1958–1962) 12:10 - Mao’s Legacy & Why Reforms Were Needed 14:20 - Deng Xiaoping & The Household Responsibility System (1978) 16:20 - Shenzhen, SEZs & The Industrial Boom 18:25 - WTO Entry (2001) & China as The World’s Factory 20:10 - Modern China: Tech, AI, 5G, Belt & Road, Military Expansion 22:10 - Lessons from History & China’s 2049 Vision
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