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What a Hit Chinese TV Show Tells Us About China Today

State of the World from NPR

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Reflections on China's Economic and Cultural Evolution Through Hit TV Show

An exploration of the Chinese TV series, 'Blossoms Shanghai,' capturing the economic and societal changes of the 1990s in China and evoking nostalgia among viewers. The chapter contrasts the dynamic past with current uncertainties and authoritarianism, reflecting on linguistic and cultural shifts in China.

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