Synopsis:
A seven-part series on the city of Shanghai, seven years after its
designation as a special economic zone in 1992. Attracting local
and foreign investment on a massive scale, property prices now
outstrip Tokyo and the city's economic boom attracts millions of
peasants from the surrounding countryside. With this frenzy of
investment comes crime, corruption and the establishment of
large-scale drug syndicates.
Seen as a follow up to director/ producer Phil Agland's earlier
seven-part series on China - Beyond the Clouds.
Synopsis:
A seven-part series on the city of Shanghai, seven years after its
designation as a special economic zone in 1992. Attracting local
and foreign investment on a massive scale, property prices now
outstrip Tokyo and the city's economic boom attracts millions of
peasants from the surrounding countryside. With this frenzy of
investment comes crime, corruption and the establishment of
large-scale drug syndicates.
Seen as a follow up to director/ producer Phil Agland's earlier
seven-part series on China - Beyond the Clouds.