Projecting the image of a world power is the main goal for China's leaders during the Olympic Games in Beijing. The nation is taking part in a confidence building effort of giant proportions, emphasising to its citizens their role in the PR effort. This timely documentary examines the mass preparations and censorship that are occurring alongside human rights abuses in these attempts to show the world that China is capable of success - at all costs.

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In Focus documentaries and reports cover business and science, culture and education, historical and present day events as well as sports and leisure. This wide variety of topics is investigated in depth and presented in an informative format, making for captivating television, courtesy of Germany's Deutsche Welle news network.