ASIA PACIFIC, THE NEW POWDER KEG

A FILM BY ANNE LOUSSOUARN
PRODUCED BY BONNE PIOCHE

Synopsis

Today the Asia-Pacific zone, which produces more than half of the world’s GDP – is at the center of a fierce competition between China and the United States as world’s leading power. And this has been slowly developing into  an arm wrestling match.From Washington and Canberra to Beijing, this documentary will decrypt the geopolitical proceedings and actions implemented in this new powder keg. This is a complex moment between war and peace and a tipping point in World History. The archaic reflexes of the past are still going on for both sides, so what can lead both sides to question themselves?