1978 the Chinese party leader Deng Xiaoping's launched a reform and opening policy. Since the beginning of the reforms China enjoys the longest and largest economic expansion in modern history worldwide. These reforms are still not complete and until today China is changing almost daily. Although the impact on the world economy is enormous we still get less information about the developments and changes in China.
In the following video "China rises - Getting rich" by New York Times Television you can get an impressive overview about various developments in China.