During the past four decades, the world has witnessed China’s transformation – a swift economic rise, the uplifting of hundreds of millions out of poverty, and an opening up to the rest of the world. But what’s it been like to witness these changes from inside China and through the eyes of a fore...

With 4.5 billion people, Asia is the most populous continent, making the world 60 percent Asian. The new Asian system is linked through trade, finance, infrastructure, and diplomatic networks that together represent 40 percent of global GDP.
In this Full Frame episode, host Mike Walter talks wi...

Not since the Industrial Revolution has technology so fundamentally altered how we work and communicate. These innovations made us more efficient and connected, but they also set off unprecedented changes with consequences we’re still struggling to understand. Host Mike Walter talks with historia...

Many countries have gone to the moon and back, but those trips only gave us half the story since no one had ever landed on the far side of the moon. That is, until earlier this year when China’s Chang’e 4 lander and rover did just that. In this Full Frame episode, host Mike Walter talks with Apol...

Since the late 1970s, hundreds of millions of Chinese have worked their way out of poverty. China’s achievement is unprecedented in human history. It’s managed to reduce global poverty more than any other country. In this Full Frame episode, host Mike Walter talks with author and Political Sci...

It’s estimated that world population reached its first billion people in 1804. With a birth every four seconds that number is expected to grow to 10 billion by 2050. As we continue to grow the Earth does not.

In this Full Frame episode, host Mike Walter talks with naturalist and author Karen...