Documentary on Chinese life and economy: Ascension on Paramount Plus

The podcast discusses a documentary called Ascension on Paramount Plus/nThe documentary, Ascension, is directed by Jessica Kingdon/nAscension is a series of video vignettes with natural sound from different slices of life in China/nThere is no narration in Ascension/nAscension provides a sweeping look at the breadth of the Chinese economy/nThe documentary challenges reductive characterizations of China/nAscension features scenes of women learning business etiquette and a factory creating realistic sex dolls