Part 5 China - China has succeeded in lifting millions out of poverty and is on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving dollar a day poverty. The economic boom has drawn millions of rural migrant workers from all over China into cities such as Beijing in search of a better life. Many now work in the construction sector or as domestic workers, and the money they earn supports their families in poorer provinces. Weng Yueshing earns a basic salary of 800 Yuan a month (about $114) working in an estate agent office in the town of Changping, selling properties he can only dream of affording to rich clients. His salary has to support his parents and jobless younger brother back in the village. Once his family had land and made a reasonable living from farming and work at the state enterprises or factories. But now the Iron Rice Bowl has been smashed and they are faced with a far more insecure life. Along with other villagers, they are now struggling to get compensation for their land, which was sold off for development by a corrupt local official. Mike Wooldridge reports on the current situation in China.

Part 5 China - China has succeeded in lifting millions out of poverty and is on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving dollar a day poverty. The economic boom has drawn millions of rural migrant workers from all over China into cities such as Beijing in search of a better life. Many now work in the construction sector or as domestic workers, and the money they earn supports their families in poorer provinces. Weng Yueshing earns a basic salary of 800 Yuan a month (about $114) working in an estate agent office in the town of Changping, selling properties he can only dream of affording to rich clients. His salary has to support his parents and jobless younger brother back in the village. Once his family had land and made a reasonable living from farming and work at the state enterprises or factories. But now the Iron Rice Bowl has been smashed and they are faced with a far more insecure life. Along with other villagers, they are now struggling to get compensation for their land, which was sold off for development by a corrupt local official. Mike Wooldridge reports on the current situation in China.