Dan Harris of the China Law Blog was kind enough to provides a heads up re: the following.

On Wednesday, January 10 at 9:00 pm, PBS (KCET) will air a four-part documentary titled, “China From the Inside”. It will cover, among other things, issues re: China’s air and water pollution, China’s treatment of women, religion in China, and the government’s response to AIDS. It purports to look into the daily lives of the Chinese and China’s 56 ethnic minorities. It also notes that it will give viewers a deeper, more balanced understanding of who the Chinese people are and what they value, how they live, and what their futures have in store for them. Per the PBS web site the four parts to the show/series are called:

• Power and the People
• Women of the Country
• Shifting Nature
• Freedom and Justice

Let me know what you think of the show. The PBS website notes, “through exceptional access to institutions, government officials, and ordinary people, China from the Inside brings the complexity of contemporary China to the living rooms of Americans.” It also notes that the show will “offer a deeper understanding of the political, economic, environmental, and social issues facing China” and will allow its visitors to engage in the following:

• Read projections on China’s environmental future and what it will mean
• Learn about China’s AIDS epidemic and the Chinese government’s slow response to it
• Delve into an interactive map
• View a gallery of women activists
• Join in provocative discussions about China’s future
• Find out how much you know with a China versus the United States quiz
• Discover the difficulties of filming in China in an “off camera” interview with the filmmaker

Again, let me know what you think about the show and what you learned from it. I am really looking forward to watching it.