# Modern China

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Steve Tsang, George Magnus, Associate Professor Luke Robinson, Dr Di Wang
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Society and politics, History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/modern-china)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This lecture is about the meaning of China and being Chinese. It examines critically how the Chinese state, under the control of the Communist Party defines them. It highlights the historical reality that the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan adopted different political systems. The Communist Party installed a powerful Leninist party-state on the Mainland. Laisses-faire British colonial rule groomed Hong Kong people to desire democratization.

## Lectures

1. [China and Chineseness: Lessons from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-china/7c43890529d9) (Audio)
2. [China’s Economic Prospects on the Cusp](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-china/02eb374bc8f2) (Audio)
3. [Where Is China Heading under Xi Jinping?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-china/c15e70f029e0) (Audio)
4. [Going Global: Chinese Independent Documentary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-china/6179aed2e054) (Audio)
5. [Shock of the Nude: Pioneering Women Artists and the Cultural Politics of Modern China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-modern-china/363f0792cdc0) (Audio)