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Witness

China

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

In this special edition of Witness, Rebecca Jones introduces us to five moments in Chinese history that have helped shape the country. We meet an archaeologist, who has dedicated her career to discover the secrets of the Terracotta Army, a former US GI who remained in China after World War 2 and became a trusted confidant of Chairman Mao and the student protestor who remembers the notorious Tiananmen Square massacre. Show less

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