3/5: 'Half The Sky'
On October the first the People鈥檚 Republic of China celebrates its 70th Birthday. Mark Mardell is looking at the huge changes the country has seen - politically, culturally and socially.
In episode three of his series, he reflects on the quote by Chairman Mao who said that women 鈥渉old up half the sky鈥�, as he tried to liberate women. Mark looks at love, sex and marriage...and asks how has life changed for Chinese women in those 70 years?
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Marking China's 70th anniversary through the eyes of ordinary Chinese people.
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