Experiencing China

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Carrie Gracie explores how Beijing has changed since the 1980s when she first worked there. Michael Bristow spends the day with a group of Chinese tourists as they embark on a whistle-stop trip around Europe. Neal Razzell struggles to persuade a Chinese and a Japanese journalist to be best friends when they make a documentary together. It seems the animosity between the two countries dating back to the Second World War is not so easily forgotten. Peter Day visits a commune in Henan where time has stood still and faith in Chairman Mao is still intact. Josephine McDermott attends a Chinese wedding where she takes part in traditional 'love tests' and introduces a Chinese uncle to the Bee Gees and disco dancing. Presenter: Owen Bennett Jones Producer: Laura Gray Picture: Beijing skyline, Credit: Feng Li/Getty Images