China: The Making of a Nation

China: The Making of a Nation

2026
1h 0m
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Overview

China: The Making of a Nation is the story of the painful transformation of the vast Qing Empire into the Chinese nation after the 1911 revolution. Spanning more than a century up to the Xi Jinping era, the story pits the two pivotal leaders of this transformation against each other: Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Republic of China for 47 years, and Mao Zedong, who rose from ‘red bandit’ to master of the mainland in 1949. Sworn enemies, they fought a merciless battle: first military, then diplomatic, and finally, beyond their deaths, in the conflicting memories of the Taiwanese and the Chinese of the People's Republic. Beyond their fierce hatred, the two tyrants also had much in common: a certain vision of Chinese territory and the greatness of China, the desire to regain the country's sovereignty and the quest for a Chinese identity in a nation that also includes Tibetans, Uighurs, Mongols... and a certain ability to rewrite history.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
O2B Films ARTE
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
Mandarin German English French Japanese Russian

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title Chine, la fabrique d'une nation
Release Date February 10, 2026
Status Ended
Language FR
Website Visit Site

Cast

Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain
Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

Main narrator (voice)

Thierry Debrune
Thierry Debrune

Narrator (voice)

Marie-Ève Dufresne
Marie-Ève Dufresne

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Lafourcade
Daniel Lafourcade

Narrator (voice)

Jean-François Pagès
Jean-François Pagès

Narrator (voice)

Benoît Rivillon
Benoît Rivillon

Narrator (voice)

Romain Rougier
Romain Rougier

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Anne Loussouarn
Director
Anne Loussouarn
Writer
Olivier de Bannes
Executive Producer
Christophe Sommet
Executive Producer
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