介绍:
"Super China", the 7-episode documentary produced by KBS, a TV station based in South Korea, introduces China's current development from many different angles, including its population, economy, diplomacy, culture and politics.
Jin-Bum Park, one of the producers says, with the rising of China's economic power, Korean audiences are increasingly curious about this country.
"Last year, the International Monetary Fund said China had surpassed the US regarding the GDP at purchasing power parity. Now South Korean audiences are becoming more and more concerned about China. So we planned this documentary, aiming to help them to know China and its rising in an all-round manner."
From the diplomatic movements of Chinese leaders, to the overseas investment of China's enterprises; from the renewal of weapons for the Chinese army, to the territorial disputes between China and its neighboring countries, "Super China" covers many aspects of the country's current situation. Therefore, some audiences regard this documentary as the definitive encyclopedia regarding their knowledge of China. However, Jin-Bum Park studied and worked in China for many years. He says despite the improved relationship between the two countries, the South Korean society still holds different prejudice towards China. That's among many reasons that he and his team decided to shoot "Super China."
"At present, South Korean people still have some prejudice towards China. Some feel threatened by China's increasing national power. Some others think China is still a poor country or a place manufacturing cheap, cheesy products. So we want to change these notions through this documentary."
Jin-Bum Park and his team visited many countries to collect different opinions towards China, in order to showcase the influence of China's rising towards the world in a more subjective way.
"The rise of China is a global phenomenon. So we visited more than 20 countries in five continents. Through the eyes of experts and ordinary people from so many countries, audiences can get a clear image of China. From many angles, they will get to know China is trying to reach out and China is rising."
"Super China" meets with the unexpected welcome when broadcast in South Korea. The highest audience rating reached 10 percent, a lot higher than the average that a documentary gets. Some feedbacks show it provides a comprehensive understanding of China. It's also been savaged as a one-sided eulogy. Producer Jin-Bum Park says he believes this work manage to balance the positive and the negative.
"We are committed to describe China in fairly and objectively. We don't think our work is so-called 'too fancy.' We wanted to know China from all perspectives, including positive and negative ones. They are shown throughout our work."
Professor Chun Kum-lim with Hoseo University of South Korea says there could still be further improvements.
"This documentary contains 7 episodes. Three or four of them, for example the ones talking about the influence of China's 1.3 billion people, the strength of money, and soft power, there should be more specific things to be added in. It lack explanations such as the future influence of China's rise towards the Korea issue, how the Chinese see the Korea issue, and Chinese understanding of 'soft power.' What's more, some timely subjects such as China's recent campaign against corruption, and the new safety perspective of Asia posted by China. It's a pity it didn't showcase some specific explanations to them."
Both the producer Jin-Bum Park and Professor Chun Kum-lim believe the rise of China has been an undisputable fact, which the rest of world considering how they will cope with it. Chun Kum-lim says the rise of China is more of an opportunity rather than a threat.
"China and South Korea should try new ways to cooperate under the new world economic order. In the past, it used to be several major western economics that dominated the world. Small and middle-sized countries didn't have their rights and interested fulfilled. Second, China and South Korea both rely on exports a lot. We can voice the same opinion against trade protectionism. Third, about the safety perspective, we should seek a clear attitude on nuclear issue or the humanitarianism problem. What's more, the cooperation between China and South Korean could share the same consideration regarding the modernization of our traditional cultures. That's why I think China's rising is more of an opportunity to South Korea, rather than a threat."
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