The myth of the China threat: Exploiting China | Documentary episode 1

In Western news and popular culture, the narrative has become that China is in countless ways an omnipresent malevolence. We look at how and why China is being distorted and maligned as a cultural symbol of evil.

What are the consequences? In the new documentary series The Myth of the China Threat, we explore how the idea of the China threat has been manifested in the cultural sphere.