China's development takes a peaceful track

The TV documentary series "The Rise of Big Powers", recently aired on CCTV, explores the lessons drawn from the rise of major powers such as Britain, Japan and the United States. The series has triggered discussion on what is the best way for China to develop.

Some foreign observers have concluded that the series serves to defend China's "rise".

They think that China will embark on the road of "sword and fire" as the old Western colonial powers did a variant of the "China threat" theory.