{"isbn":9781350916999,"description":"The implementation of the capitalist system can bring along a few surprises. A complex, often challenging documentary about globalisation, the financial crisis and its consequences. Following the example of one company, the directors deal with the hopes and dreams of people, and how they had to be changed or adapted as the political and economical framework failed those it swore to serve. In the 1950s, a scientific elite with individuals chosen from all over the country, even abroad, was assembled to develop the nuclear power of China in the country's northwest. After the Economic reform and opening up in the 1980s, the government supported the company by importing the advanced technologies abroad and established the largest factory of TiO2 (titanium dioxide) of China. In 2009, the global financial crisis and the transformation of China\u2019s economic system struck the company down and caused the 1200 employees to be struggling on the edge of poverty. Live or die? A battle was waged between different parties: employees, manager, investors, shareholders...Through years of tracking, this documentary shows the true battle of this Chinese company within a hybrid communist-liberal economy. The ups and downs of this struggle is vividly narrated through the interviews from different angles with all the critical people involved. The destiny of an enterprise in a centrally organised economy is determined by government policies; and the fate of every individual involved is influenced by the entity\u2019s decisions. Such conflictual situation is a particular phenomenon in China\u2019s economic transformation. From viewing this documentary, audience will get a thorough picture of how Chinese enterprises and their people survive in a complex and volatile society in transition. It shows how the ups and downs of an important enterprise affect each individual, and also how actually the so-called economic reforms can impact realities in contemporary China. Written and directed by: Juan Li; Producers: Fangsheng Zhou; Director of Photography: Hongwen Su, Chenhui Cao; Sound: Kai Xing; Editing: Chenhui Cao, Tingshu Li Language - Chinese & English Subtitles: English","videoId":6312240571112,"subscription":"bvl_historyculturesch","title":"A Harsh Transition","xml_source":"bvl_historyculturesch_video-vra.xml","facets":"asianEconomy , Asian economy , documentaryFilm , Documentary film , capitalism , Capitalism , communism , Communism , energy , Energy , industrialisation , Industrialisation , business , Business , economyAndCommerce , Economy and commerce , _19501959 , 1950\u20131959 , _19801989 , 1980\u20131989 , _20002009 , 2000\u20132009 , _20102019 , 2010\u20132019 , made_20102019 , 2010\u20132019 , chineseCantonese , Chinese (Cantonese) , chineseMandarin , Chinese (Mandarin) , english , English , china , China , origin_china , China , video , Video , asianStudies , Asian Studies , filmAndCinema , Film and Cinema , societyAndSocietalIssues , Society and societal issues , politicsAndPoliticalIdeologies , Politics and Political Ideologies , _2000Present , 2000\u2013present , origin_asia , Asia , _19001999 , 1900\u20131999 , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , scienceTechnologyAndNature , Science, technology, and nature , asia , Asia ,","contenttypeorder":3,"productname":"bvl_all","contentType":"video","identifier":"IC-CSHarsh_6312240571112","browse_author":"Juan Li (Director), Fangsheng Zhou (Producer), Quartier Latin Media (ICTV) (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)) and Juan Li (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_historyculturesch"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","browse_search":"IC-CSHarsh","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/6164f68b-af80-4264-acf4-e04239554b90/1d7e8f68-2727-42c4-a76d-7ba589b9e6d0/1280x720/match/image.jpg","series_id":"series_chinaScreen","series":"China Screen","date_of_publication":2018,"territorial":"AS CA CN GU HK MP PH PR UM US VI","publisher":"Quartier Latin Media (ICTV)","id_search":"IC-CSHarsh","facet":["_19001999","_19501959","_19801989","_20002009","_2000Present","_20102019","asia","asianEconomy","asianStudies","business","capitalism","china","chineseCantonese","chineseMandarin","communism","documentaryFilm","economyAndCommerce","energy","english","filmAndCinema","industrialisation","made_2000Present","made_20102019","origin_asia","origin_china","politicsAndPoliticalIdeologies","scienceTechnologyAndNature","societyAndSocietalIssues","video"],"authors":"Juan Li~Fangsheng Zhou~Quartier Latin Media (ICTV)~Juan Li"}