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High Tech, Low Life

Season 26 Episode 5 | 1h 22m 9s  | Video has closed captioning.

'High Tech, Low Life' follows two of China’s first citizen-reporters as they document the underside of the country’s rapid economic development. A search for truth and fame inspires young vegetable seller “Zola” to report on censored news stories from the cities, while retired businessman “Tiger Temple” makes sense of the past by chronicling the struggles of rural villagers.

Aired: 07/22/13

Expired: 11/16/16

Rating: NR

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