About this show

Niall Ferguson has previously reported for C4 on the global impact of China's rise as an economic power. In the three-part series "China: Triumph and Turmoil," Ferguson continues his exploration of the vast country, seeking answers to how a Communist system of government operates within a capitalist economy when history says it should fall apart. As China moves toward becoming the largest economy in the world, Ferguson talks with its citizens who can really explain what their country stands for, from the billionaires in the big cities and the survivors of Chairman Mao to the young nationalists and the caretakers of China's rural poor. Will this turn out to be century of the Chinese, and should the rest of the world be scared?