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The island of Hainan may be on its way to becoming China's new Hong Kong. It's undergoing a rapid transformation - with five-star resorts and duty-free shopping. But some locals are wary of the developments.
In the weeks leading up to June 3, 1989 tens of thousands of students massed in Beijing's enormous central square, drawn together by the death of liberal Communist Party figure Hu Yaobang and their collective desire for significant and immediate change.
In Southern China a village of artists are creating copycat paintings from the worlds greatest artists. Van Gogh never sold a copy of his creation 'Sunflowers', so how come these guys are?!
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When China pitched for the 2008 Olympic Games, it made a promise to improve its people's fundamental human rights. Yet with increasing numbers of political activists being tortured and incarcerated for no other crime than expressing their opinions, this promise remains unfulfilled.
Cancer patients are traveling to China hoping that controversial gene therapy Gendicine may prove a miracle cure. But western scientists are very reluctant to back the therapy which remains available only in China.
The Lao Gai are the largest gulags of our times, providing the slave labour helping to propel China's economy. Rare images smuggled out reveal the brutal conditions inside the camps.
Market reform and mass lay-offs across China are causing social havoc. Underground lies China's growing dissident movement - complaining not about democracy but unemployment. Those who speak out about labour rights risk hefty jail terms, but a few have dared to speak out.
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