The Coming War on China

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The Coming War on China

2016

1h 53m

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John Pilger reveals that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, are on the road to war.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

02/03/2017

3.5/5

You may come out of it agreeing with him, disagreeing with him, or somewhere in between. But it's a live issue that could change the world, could end the world as we know it, and this dedicated journalist wants to make sure we know about it.

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Neil Young

The Hollywood Reporter

12/19/2016

A persuasively partisan example of old-school investigative journalism.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

12/02/2016

2/5

Workmanlike film-making meets familiar Yank-bashing propaganda in John Pilger's new documentary The Coming War on China.

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Craig Mathieson

The Sunday Age

02/13/2017

3.5/5

A barbed interview with a US diplomat is prime Pilger, but his eye for imagery amid the apocalyptic foreshadowing is equally strong - walking through an abandoned US nuclear test bunker he invokes "a subterranean temple to modern times".

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John Bleasdale

CineVue

12/20/2016

3/5

The Coming War on China is an alarming work of some urgency.

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Trevor Johnston

Radio Times

12/08/2016

4/5

A typically combative crowd-funded feature documentary tracing America's post-Second World War military build-up in the Asia-Pacific sphere ...

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07/31/2020

Had. High hopes for this, but sadly it was very biased. Some points of interest but it was blatantly anti US, while ignoring any misdeeds of the Chinese govt. would not recommend.

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06/12/2020

A documentary with foresight (consider this is compiled in 2016)

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12/27/2018

John, a brilliant documentary, old mate. You highlighted the modern day scourge of our global society, that being Hypocrisy. There's always three facets of the story, that being their side, our side and the truth. It wasnt scaremongering, just a different perspective presented.

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02/19/2017

GREAT doco!!! John Pilger has shown us cruel realities of the world before & each and every piece is very well backed up by interviews & video to support them. The Coming War On China is no exception, making it a scary, frightening & sad masterdoco everyone should see to educate themselves & reevaluate who the real heroes & villains of the world are.

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Synopsis

John Pilger reveals that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, are on the road to war.

Director: John Pilger
Screenwriter: John Pilger
Production Co: Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), The Bertha Foundation
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2018
Runtime: 1h 53m