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-"One thing you can say about the -Chinese", a friend once told me... | 0:00:06 | 0:00:11 | |
-.."they know how to build -a good wall." | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
-And looking at this wall -in front of me today... | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
-..I have to agree -that he had a point. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
-Until recently, the wall, -paddy fields and Chairman Mao... | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
-..were what many of us thought of -when we talked about China. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:33 | |
-But, the truth is, -over the past 20 years... | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
-..China has changed from being -one of the poorest countries... | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
-..to a country that's growing faster -than any other country in the world. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
-I'm here to experience -the change for myself... | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
-..and where better to start... | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
-..than Shanghai. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
-The prostitute of the Orient? | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
-Or a city of dreams and a powerful -symbol of the new China... | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-..with evidence all around that -this city and country are changing. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
-Walking around Shanghai is quite a -shock for an old socialist like me. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:28 | |
-It's like being lost -in a massive video game. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
-New buildings -are being built in an instant... | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
-..hotels, restaurants, banks, -bars and whatever else you want. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:45 | |
-If I was expecting to see bikes -and people dressed in grey... | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
-..Shanghai has blown -that image to bits. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
-Even though -it's a communist state... | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
-..it seems that communism -has changed... | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
-..to what the current -government calls... | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
-.."socialism with -Chinese characteristics." | 0:02:02 | 0:02:04 | |
-Or, to you and me... | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
-..capitalism! | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
-"It's glorious to be rich," -is the politicians' recent mantra. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:16 | |
-A mantra -that the middle class chants daily. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
-During the '60s, -the government tried to prevent... | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
-..the development -of any middle class. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
-Today, -this new generation of Chinese... | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
-..lives in a style that you would -expect of New York, Paris, London... | 0:02:33 | 0:02:38 | |
-..or even Cardiff! | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
-TV, which was once the voice -of the communist message... | 0:02:44 | 0:02:47 | |
-..now sells the consumerist dreams -of the new middle class... | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
-..who, by now, -make up 20% of the population. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
-I met Ma Liang, writer -and director of commercials... | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
-..who represents -the successful middle class. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
-Action! | 0:03:07 | 0:03:08 | |
-Cut! | 0:03:13 | 0:03:14 | |
-Ma Liang is 33 and this -is a very exciting time for him. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
-He is part of China's -first generation... | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
-..to experience freedom -and new socialism. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-He owns a flat in Shanghai, -runs a successful business... | 0:03:26 | 0:03:31 | |
-..and is free to travel -wherever he wishes. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
-It is an incredible change to the -poverty he remembers in his youth... | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
-..when he and his whole family -had to share just two rooms. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:44 | |
-At that time, we all wore -poor clothes, simple clothes. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
-There were no complications -in our lives. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
-Everything was ordinary. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
-When I was 15, I couldn't imagine -how things would be when I was 30. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
-At that time, it was difficult -to believe that there was a future. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
-Now, I dream. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
-I dream about -what I will be doing next... | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
-..what I will be doing tomorrow. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
-The marriage of Ma Liang -and his wife Ni Hua... | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
-..and that of his parents -couldn't be more different. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
-Ma Liang and Ni Hua -communicate over the internet. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
-She's in France studying fashion. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
-One day, -they intend to have children... | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
-..but they are happy now -to live life and enjoy. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:51 | |
-Grandmother, Grandmother, -cheers to you! | 0:04:53 | 0:04:58 | |
-Ma Liang still enjoys -his mother's Sunday dinner... | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
-..with his father, his grandmother, -his sister and nephew. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:07 | |
-The three men sitting together. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
-The old Chinese tradition -of having large families... | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-..living close together -is slowly dying out. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
-Fewer and fewer people -live near their families. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-There are more opportunities -for young people today. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
-I have nine people -working in my company... | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
-..and apart from one or two -who were born in Shanghai... | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
-..the rest of them -come from other regions. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
-They want to realise their dreams -and so they leave home... | 0:05:40 | 0:05:45 | |
-..and only return to see -their families once or twice a year. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | |
-Ma Liang's father -was one of Shanghai's... | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
-..most famous opera directors... | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
-..but as a result of Chairman Mao's -Cultural Revolution of the '60s... | 0:05:57 | 0:06:04 | |
-..thousands of artists and -intellectuals were re-educated... | 0:06:04 | 0:06:08 | |
-..according to Mao's beliefs. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | |
-Tens of thousands were killed -and millions of lives were ruined. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
-Today, the government refers to the -period as the 'Decade of Disarray'. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:20 | |
-Look at this. Who is he? | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
-Ma Liang was born -on a farming collective. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
-They can laugh about it now, but it -was the close love of the family... | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
-..that helped them through -that difficult time. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
-His mother feels that his generation -places too much emphasis... | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
-..on making money whilst forgetting -the important things in life. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
-Goodbye to the wrinkles and ageing. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-The change in his life -is incredible. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
-He now makes good money directing -commercials for cosmetics. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
-The irony is part of the change -his generation has experienced. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
-But for now, -Ma Liang is too busy to think. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:12 | |
-He's in the right place at the -right time in the city of dreams. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
-Dear visitors, -what you see in front of you... | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
-..is the planning model -for Shanghai's central city... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
-..covering an area -of 100 square kilometres. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
-The government continues -to plan Shanghai's great future... | 0:07:30 | 0:07:35 | |
-..with 3,300 skyscrapers and more -than 10,000 kilometres of new roads. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:40 | |
-Over the next 25 years... | 0:07:41 | 0:07:42 | |
-..more than 100,000,000 people from -the country will have to move... | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
-..to make way -for new civil buildings... | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
-..and ensure that this century -can be called 'China's Century'. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:55 | |
-Shanghai's new developments -are simply the largest in the world. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:03 | |
-The jobs and wealth being created... | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
-..attract hundreds of thousands -of people every year... | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
-..increasing the city's population -to more than 20,000,000. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
-But there is a price to pay. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
-Hundreds of the old buildings -in the city centre... | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
-..or the "Shikumen" as the Chinese -call them, are disappearing... | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
-..and with them, -the old Chinese way of life. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
-Over the past decade, more than -600,000 families have been forced... | 0:08:32 | 0:08:37 | |
-..out of their homes -in the old communities... | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
-..and I began to think... | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
-..is this new China -a dream or a nightmare? | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
-The government owns the land -where the "Shikumen" is located... | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
-..and now they are making a fortune -renting the land back to developers. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
-The people are meant to have fair -compensation for losing their homes. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:06 | |
-But many believe -they have been cheated... | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
-..and are refusing to move. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
-I met Dyfed Williams who has lived -in Shanghai for about six years... | 0:09:12 | 0:09:18 | |
-..helping foreign companies -to invest in the city. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
-He's aware of the plight of the -people living in the old "Shikumen". | 0:09:22 | 0:09:27 | |
-Many people are being -moved out of old housing... | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
-..and there is a lot -of slum housing in Shanghai. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
-I can't talk -about the rest of China... | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
-..the situation -is different there... | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
-..but in Shanghai, the government -is asking every developer... | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
-..to pay compensation to people for -the price of their home - in theory. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
-I'm sure they do receive -compensation... | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
-..but in practice we aren't so sure -- the legislation is too recent. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
-The legislation is too recent -according to Dyfed... | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
-..and the gap between -theory and practice is obvious. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
-People I spoke to were adamant -that the developers only pay... | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
-..a percentage -of the true value of the houses. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
-They then try to sell them expensive -flats on the outskirts of the city. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
-There is a lot of resentment -between the people... | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
-..the government and the developers. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
-It's not fair. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
-They're not ready -to discuss it with us. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:28 | |
-Don't be so angry! | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-We're ready to go, -but we don't want to go too far. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:36 | |
-Often, the workers begin the work -of demolishing the houses... | 0:10:39 | 0:10:43 | |
-..whilst the people -are still living in them. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
-Unfortunately, -the protests never succeed. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
-There are more security people -and workers present... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-..than residents. Some carry -pieces of wood ready for battle. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:59 | |
-Many of Shanghai's residents -are benefiting... | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
-..from this new freedom -and this is a good thing. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-But there is a high price to pay -for this incredibly quick change. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:12 | |
-The New Orleans hurricane... | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
-..showed how America has tried -to hide the poverty in its cities. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:21 | |
-The new Shanghai -is doing much the same. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
-I'd like to think that the problem -will soon be solved, but for now... | 0:11:29 | 0:11:34 | |
-..the government is placing greater -emphasis on hiding the blemishes... | 0:11:34 | 0:11:39 | |
-..from the new investors -of the West. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
-This government is good at dealing -with the issues in China. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
-People have a lot of faith -in the government at the moment. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:50 | |
-I can't blame Dyfed for being -so optimistic - that's his job... | 0:11:50 | 0:11:56 | |
-..but his life as an ex-pat... | 0:11:57 | 0:11:58 | |
-..is very different from the lives -of the city's poorest people. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
-Personally, -after spending more time here... | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
-..and looking over -the Paris of the Orient... | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
-..the city of dreams is -beginning to feel far less romantic. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
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-In this new Shanghai... | 0:12:31 | 0:12:32 | |
-..thousands of poor people -feel that the government... | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
-..which once promised jobs -and certainty, has betrayed them. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
-In a period of four years, -24,000,000 jobs were lost... | 0:12:40 | 0:12:45 | |
-..when the government -closed inefficient factories. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:48 | |
-Shanghai was China's -largest industrial city... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
-..but with so many factories -having closed... | 0:12:58 | 0:13:00 | |
-..older workers have little to -offer the new competitive economy. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
-Hu Yang used to work -in the factories. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:12 | |
-After a period out of work, -he is now a photographer... | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
-..struggling to make ends meet... | 0:13:16 | 0:13:18 | |
-..as well as publishing a book -that draws attention... | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
-..to the gap between the old -Shanghai and the new middle class. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:27 | |
-He has taken photographs -of more than 500 people in Shanghai. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
-The gap between -the rich and poor is massive. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:49 | |
-Presently, Shanghai society -is like a weightlifting bar. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:54 | |
-We have the rich and poor -as heavyweights at both ends... | 0:13:54 | 0:13:58 | |
-..and the middle class -is the bar between them. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
-This creates security issues. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
-It endangers the wealth -and stability of our society. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:09 | |
-Like Hu Yang, Wei Qin has suffered -because of these new developments. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:16 | |
-She's seen her flat -and community... | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
-..bulldozed to pieces before her. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
-She is a single mother -and her home... | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-..was her only investment. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
-Wei Qin lost her job when the -factory where she worked closed. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:33 | |
-With little education -and no system to re-educate her... | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
-..finding work is difficult. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
-She hasn't received compensation -for losing her home... | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
-..and gets by on a small pension. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
-To save money, she wears her old -work clothes and looks for bargains. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:51 | |
-She shares a single room -with her son Yongkang who is twelve. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:59 | |
-Wei Qin is concerned that -losing her former home means... | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
-..she will never have -enough money to help her son. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
-Yongkang's grades aren't good. Wei -Qin knows that without a tutor... | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
-..he will fall further behind -the rest. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
-If the developers -had offered me more money... | 0:15:17 | 0:15:21 | |
-..things would certainly -be better for us. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
-I would have money to pay -the fees for my son's education. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
-Pack the right things. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
-Have you packed the correct books? -Don't forget anything. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:36 | |
-Living in the new China -is getting more difficult each day. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
-You need a good education... | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
-..and more importantly, -you need the money to pay for it. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:45 | |
-This is what worries Hu Yang when he -thinks about his daughter's future. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:53 | |
-He and his family -live in a worker's flat... | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-..that was built -back in the time of Chairman Mao. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-He and his wife, Li Lili, -and daughter, Hiu Yizhe... | 0:16:08 | 0:16:12 | |
-..rent one room and share a kitchen -with two other families. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:17 | |
-This is how millions -still live in China. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
-The low rent allows Hu Yang -to spend every penny... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
-..on his daughter's education. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
-This wouldn't have been possible -during the Cultural Revolution. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:32 | |
-There are many Chinese families -like us. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
-Parents spend a lot of time and -money on their children's education. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
-They all expect a lot of them. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
-We want them to be the best - -in everything they do. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-But to ensure the best education, -he needs to get his daughter... | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
-..into the best school, -and today that's expensive. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:59 | |
-The best schools know that parents -are willing to pay a lot of money... | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
-..to ensure -their children are registered. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:07 | |
-Our country has changed the rules -that govern our secondary schools. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:14 | |
-This has led to the privatisation -of the education system. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
-I disagree with this policy. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
-You can privatise any other industry -but not education. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
-The state should invest -in education. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-Private education will have a -detrimental effect on this country. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:33 | |
-I have to agree with Hu Yang. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
-The longer I stay in Shanghai... | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
-..the more I can feel -the old socialist in me coming out. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
-Hu Yang wants -an equal opportunity for his child. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
-Wei Qin wants the same. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
-While window shopping -in the city of dreams... | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
-..she likes to show her son -the wealth of the new China. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
-But she is concerned -that he will never have any of it. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
-When she is able to afford it, -once or twice a year... | 0:18:09 | 0:18:13 | |
-..she likes to give Yongkang -a special treat. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
-Symbol of the worldwide -American dream - McDonald's. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:26 | |
-She buys one between them. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-Things weren't supposed -to be like this. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
-Surely this wasn't the dream. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:40 | |
-Whilst driving through -the hustle and bustle... | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
-..the feeling of being -lost in a video game increases. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
-It took 50 years to build -the Manhattan skyline. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
-Shanghai has done it in 10. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
-In my opinion, -it's happening far too quickly... | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
-..and the human cost is too high. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
-"Greed is good" was the mantra -of the '80s film 'Wall Street'... | 0:19:24 | 0:19:29 | |
-..and the mantra of new China... | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
-.."socialism with -Chinese characteristics"... | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
-..is beginning to sound -dangerously false. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
-This isn't socialism - -it's capitalism gone mad... | 0:19:38 | 0:19:42 | |
-..which has more in common -with Thatcher and Reagan... | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
-..than Marx and Engles. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:48 | |
-Standing at the feet of a sculpture -of the two old men in a park... | 0:20:00 | 0:20:05 | |
-..I watch the elderly -doing their Tai Chi. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
-I like this calmness -after the bustle of the city. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-I feel I'm trespassing -on an old tradition... | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
-..that hasn't changed for ages. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
-But how long will this last? | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
-I wonder if I, in years to come... | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
-..will be one of those few people -from Europe... | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
-..who saw a piece of old Shanghai -before it disappeared forever? | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
-"Shop till you drop" is the mantra -along the streets of Shanghai. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:46 | |
-There's an obsession -amongst the young... | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
-..for anything -that's hip and western. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:51 | |
-China's MTV generation wants -to be part of the world beat. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:59 | |
-But are they also concerned about -losing their unique Chinese roots? | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
-Back on the streets, -Ma Liang gives a glimpse of hope. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
-We are now really beginning -to look at our culture... | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
-..and not just rediscovering it, -but reusing it. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
-We always knew it was interesting, -but by studying it... | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
-..we've discovered -how magnificent it is. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
-The antique furniture -and other things we collect. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
-They're just on the surface. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:32 | |
-We want to understand the deeper -meaning of our culture. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
-I hope Ma Liang's right. -He has talent... | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
-..and he seems to be aware that -he is one of the fortunate ones... | 0:21:42 | 0:21:47 | |
-..who's able to be optimistic about -the future because he is the future. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:52 | |
-I've seen a lot of poverty... | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
-..and I have strong feelings about -what I've seen. But what can I do? | 0:21:56 | 0:22:01 | |
-China has a vast population. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-20 years ago, both the country folk -and Shanghai's residents were poor. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:10 | |
-Today, many people have money, but -a large number still have no money. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:15 | |
-I think it's just a period in time. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
-The situation -will improve and improve. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
-Only when the lives of Wei Qin, -Hu Yang and Ma Liang come closer... | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
-..and when millions -of similar people... | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
-..feel that they are part -of these changes... | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
-..will the new hopes of the -city of dreams turn into reality. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
-But what do I know? | 0:22:51 | 0:22:53 | |
-Who am I but a liberal from the west -who longs after his socialist youth? | 0:22:53 | 0:22:59 | |
-I am now in my 40s. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
-All I can do is feel sorry for -the two old men in the Tai Chi park. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:06 | |
-What would they say about "socialism -with Chinese characteristics"... | 0:23:06 | 0:23:11 | |
-..in the Paris of the Orient? -Paris of the Orient? Not for me. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:15 | |
-The city of dreams? I hope. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
-Equal opportunities? -We live in hope. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
-Vodka, Mr Marx? A large one? | 0:23:24 | 0:23:26 | |
-Or a Bacardi Breezer -a la Shanghai Paris... | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
-..with a fading socialist -bitter lemon... | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
-..spitting at the proletariat twist? | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
-Poor dab. His beard's -turning white in front of me. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
-One day, someone might mistake him -for Father Christmas. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:42 | |
-After all, in Shanghai, -if you have the money... | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
-..anything is possible. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:49 | |
-S4C subtitles by Rh Sion Morgan | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 |
