China on Four Wheels

How does China’s booming car industry symbolize the country’s economic growth? British journalists Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani begin an epic, two-part journey to find out. Anita drives a best-selling Great Wall Haval 4x4 through the rich, industrialized east. Meanwhile, Justin takes a ‘bread van’ through the poor, rural hinterland where donkeys are often more common than cars.

British reporters Anita Rani and Justin Rowlatt navigate congested cities and winding mountain roads as their epic journey concludes – at financial mega-city Shanghai. On the final leg, they discover a country that has developed rapidly, raising millions out of poverty, but which faces important challenges: a lack of healthcare and support for the vulnerable, pollution and growing inequality.