PICK OF THE DAY: China Rising – Al Jazeera at 7pm (WAT)

China Rising is an insightful series that provides a rarely seen perspective where ordinary people get to have their say and be heard.

This detailed series paints a portrait of China as the rising superpower that she is. In just 30 years, China has risen from long-standing poverty to being the second largest economy in the world – that’s faster than any other country in history. Due to this upward mobility politics and daily life in China has become socially divided.

This series showcases interactions with politicians, activists, angry farmers and weary migrant workers, so tune in to Al Jazeera on Thursday 2 May at 7pm WAT to discover what life is really like is for the new Chinese generation, for its women and how the impact of manufacturing pollution and water shortages hits the people.