As the People’s Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th Birthday, Mark Mardell looks at the coming superpower’s whirlwind journey from the past into the future through the eyes of ordinary – and extraordinary – Chinese people.
The People’s Republic turns 70 and so does Beijinger Xu Rong. How has her China changed?
China’s 70th anniversary approaches, Mark Mardell asks - Is President Xi the new Mao?
Chairman Mao said Chinese women “hold up half the sky" - has anything changed in 70 years?
How technology and old wounds are firing China's authoritarian turn.
How do young Chinese people understand global tensions between China and the US?