PBS SoCaL Premieres Season Two of China''s Challenges, Award Winning Documentary Series
(firmenpresse) - COSTA MESA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/28/15 -- The second season of the award-winning documentary series China''s Challenges premieres . The series will also be distributed to public television stations nationally in June and will air nationally on Public Television''s WORLD Channel in July.
China''s Challenges explores with unique access and in cinematic detail how China is tackling critical issues, including disparities in wealth and education, social clashes, severe pollution, competing priorities, and tensions between China''s rich traditional culture and its rapidly modernizing society.
In the following five episodes, the documentary series follows renowned China expert Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, author of How China''s Leaders Think, as he examines China''s complex problems and vast transformations -- and their complex implications domestically and internationally.
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. - "Can China be Harmonious?"
Saturday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m. -"Can China be Beautiful?"
Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 p.m. - "Does China''s Civilization Matter?"
Saturday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m. - "How Strong is China?"
Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. - "How Modern is China?"
As the flagship PBS station in Southern California, PBS SoCaL works with filmmakers to develop and broadcast high-quality programs and series that educate, entertain and enlighten our viewers. As the national presenting station for the series, season one premiered in Los Angeles in April 2013 during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Season one of China''s Challenges won First Prize in China''s prestigious "China News Award" competition in 2013. The "China News Award" is the country''s top-ranked journalism award for all news organizations and professionals in China, and is of similar caliber to that of the Pulitzer Prize in the U.S. For more information about China''s Challenges, visit .
China''s Challenges is co-produced by PBS SoCaL and The Kuhn Foundation in partnership with the Shanghai Media Group (ICS). Created, written and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. Executive Produced by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Wang Jianjun, Adam Zhu, Brenda Brkusic, Mel Rogers. Co-Executive Produced by Sun Wei, Wang Lijun, Peter Getzels. Series Director and Producer Peter Getzels. Coordinating Producer Zhu Xiaoqian. Associate Produced by Kelli Serena and Chen Bing.
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