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An Ordinary Discovery

Vice President of Content at Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific and reputed documentary filmmaker, Vikram Channa, first set foot on Chinese soil in 2001 and has since shot more than 300 films in and around the country. “The people’s stories are quite powerful for audiences both in and outside China,” Channa said in an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Tao Zihui. Excerpts from their conversation follow:

: You once mentioned that out of all the documentaries produced by the Discovery Channel, those related to China are most popular. Why are

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