The Concrete Revolution Video

http://www.choicesvideo.net
Award-winning filmmaker Xiaolu Guo examines the tremendous moral and human cost of creating a "New China" for the 2008 Olympics. Blending social commentary, frank interviews and evocative imagery, the viewer is led to ponder who really benefits from the endless construction taking place in Beijing. As traditional communities are bulldozed to make way for modern high-rise apartment buildings and ancient traditions are cast aside at the expense of approximately one million poor laborers from villages who barely get paid, the film asks how far will China go to sacrifice its traditional way of life for this new Western version? Thought-provoking and controversial, The Concrete Revolution offers a rare, first-hand survey of China in the 21st century.
Entire film available at www.choicesvideo.net

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• documentary
• china
• beijing
• olympics
• labor
• rights
• chinese
• economy
• yuan
• globalization

[ColdChicago]

they have awakened the sleeping giant

and in the "west" no one knows who the giant is

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they let the tiger into the village,

and it did what tigers do.....

no one in the village had ever seen a tiger

and that proved their downfall

[darkjuju2006]

China is a big elegant focused machine. Very much like the Borg on Star Track.

Please read A concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo. It will open your mind.

[nemasen]

its call sarcasm

[paramitas]

your previous reply contradicts with this one.

[thanks88]

there is no perfect system in the world, it may only benefit majority of population.

[nemasen]

It has been the chinese capitalist party since 78, get with the times.

[paramitas]

Chinese communist party is gradually transforming into the Chinese capitalist party.

[nemasen]

down with communism! Support the chinese capitalist party!!