{"id":298076,"date":"2025-07-14T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=298076"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:47:38","slug":"documentary-grassroots-governance-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/07\/documentary-grassroots-governance-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary | Grassroots Governance in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>4 Jul 2025<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">How is <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">China<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> governed from the ground up? What does political <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">leadership<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> look like far from Beijing? In this 80-minute <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">documentary<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">, I am joined by six Western experts on a rare journey across China to meet the unsung heroes driving rural <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">development<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">, resolving disputes, and dreaming under the stars. From a remote Yi village in <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Sichuan<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">, to an ancient porcelain town in <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Jiangxi<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">, and an unearthly windswept city in <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Qinghai<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">, we take a firsthand look at the mechanics, challenges, and human faces of <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">grassroots<\/span> <span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">governance<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> in China. This is one trip you don\u2019t want to miss!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Documentary | Grassroots Governance in China [4K]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z4L3fHjMBzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Submitted by TR Member Prof. Jan Oberg<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>TRANSCEND VIDEOS <\/em>STAY POSTED FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE BEING ARCHIVED<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 Jul 2025 &#8211; How is China governed from the ground up? How does China&#8217;s democracy work? 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