Understand the historical forces of pride and shame driving US-China rivalry. How will a Biden administration react to an increasingly assertive China?
Who suffers when superpowers clash? Meet the people caught in between, the companies struggling, and visit the places stuck in limbo, as US and China trade blows.
TikTok, Huawei, Facebook, Tesla- how are the world’s biggest tech companies embroiled in the US-China tech war?
Amid mounting pressure from US and China to pick a side, Southeast Asian nations straddle a fragile tightrope as they seek to balance relations between both superpowers.
As the Ukraine crisis unfolds, China accuses the US of creating an Indo-Pacific version of NATO, and warns of a “Ukraine style tragedy” for Asia. This documentary examines China’s claim.
China-India relations are at a low point, as tensions continue in the disputed border areas. India also raises concerns over ongoing Chinese action in Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
“Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow”- that is a topic of debate in Taiwan. As US officials visit Taiwan, China issues warnings and sends war planes. While Japan and South Korea raise military spending.
As the West and Japan pursues a policy of de-risking from China, China’s economy loses billions and foreign investments into the mainland become negative for the first time since 1998. Are we witnessing the end of made-in-China? Or is this the beginning of profound shifts in China towards green tech, high tech, and a more service-oriented economy? With major multinationals pursing a “in China for China” strategy; whilst others double down on the diversification of supply chains, this documentary analyzes the complex business trends unfolding, and what it means for the world’s second largest economy.
USA, India, Europe, China - all of them are pursuing industrial policies in earnest, as de-risking with China deepens. What are the consequences of a new subsidy arms race, and how will it shape a new economic world order? In the United States, we examine how a slew of recent policies have lifted the domestic economy but complicates developments elsewhere. In China, we look at how government action has created some of the world’s largest battery and green tech companies. In India, we analyze if it could replace China as a manufacturing powerhouse. In Indonesia, we see how Chinese, South Korean, and Western companies work together to process nickel and build electric vehicles- demonstrating that in a world divided by geopolitics, there is still much need for collaboration.
Some EU and US leaders have accused China of overcapacity, and dumping electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries on the global market, at artificially low prices. The fear is that this will lead US & EU companies to go bust. China has hit back, saying that there is no overcapacity in its 3 clean tech industries, and accusing some of these countries of being protectionist. Who is right? Are we about to see a trade war erupt between EU and China, similar to what we had seen between the US and China?
On 17th June 2024, Filipino and China Coast Guards clashed at sea. Armed with knives and axes, this is the worst clash in recent memory. With tensions running high, many question if the USA will step in, and whether Manila will invoke the mutual defense treaty it has with the US. As confrontations with China increase in frequency, the Philippines has deepened its partnership with Australia, and also Japan. On 8th July 2024, Japan and the Philippines signed the reciprocal access agreement, which is a landmark defence deal that allows both nations to hold joint military drills in each other’s territories. Why have there been so many clashes between Philippines and China in the South China Sea in the last 2 years? How are countries like the US, Japan and Australia related to the South China Sea conflict?
As China searches for a way to lift its economy, President Xi calls on the country to focus on new quality productive forces. This includes areas like humanoid robotics, AI, biotech, low altitude economy, deep sea and space exploration. This "new quality productive forces" plan is larger in scale and scope than the Made-in-China 2025 industrial plan, which saw China emerge as a global leader in EVs, solar and batteries. With this new focus on high-tech research, is the China economy taking on too much risk? Will these measures lift the China economy for the next 10 years? And how is this new economic plan a reaction to geopolitics and US-China rivalry?