China's Century of Humiliation

China's Century of Humiliation
Directed by Mitch Anderson
Produced by Mitch Anderson
Written by Mitch Anderson
Starring Kenneth Pomeranz
Wang Gungwu
Yang Jianli
Yang Rui
Clayton Dube
Richard Baum
Yunxiang Yan
Music by Guy-Roger Duvert
Cinematography Jason J. Tomaric, Rick Curnutt
Edited by Mitch Anderson
Release dates
  • April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
Running time
77 minutes
Country United States
Language English

China's Century of Humiliation is a documentary film created by Mitch Anderson. Released in 2011, it explores the tumultuous interaction between China and the European powers throughout the 19th century.[1]

Summary

The documentary begins by comparing Confucianism and Christianity and how they translated in political thought, resulting in a collectivist society in China and an individualistic one in Europe. Then, the film explores why the industrial and scientific revolutions happened in not China but the West. The second part of the film, delves in the early encounters between the British Navy and the isolationist Qing Dynasty. The root causes of the two Opium Wars are explored next, exposing the greed of the western powers and the incompetence of the Chinese rulers. The film time line ends with the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894, providing a comprehensive view of the decay of the last Chinese dynasty.[2]

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