In this December 2022 episode of Dan Snow's History Hit, Dutch historian Frank Dikötter explains how modern China became one of the world's leading economic superpowers.

The rise of modern China's economy since the late 1970s is often defined as an economic miracle. In just a few decades, the country has gone from extreme poverty to one of the biggest players in the global market.

Is China's rise to economic power an outcome of good leadership, or is the story more complicated?

Hosted by British historian and broadcaster Dan Snow, the History Hit podcast aims to make history more accessible to wider audiences.

In this episode from December 2022, Snow talks to Hong Kong-based Dutch historian Frank Dikötter about the true meaning of China's economic leap.