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[narrator] It was the 1970s

It was the 1970s, at the tail endof the Cultural Revolution. Mao decreed that educated...

Broken • S01E02 • 2019

[narrator] It was the 1970s, at the tail end
of the Cultural Revolution. Mao decreed that educated youth
should work as laborers on farms to earn the right to study in college. Hon Lik was sent to the state-owned
tobacco fields and factories. Today, China National Tobacco Corporation
supplies 98% of cigarettes to Chinese smokers. [in Chinese] At that time,
it wasn't about being cool

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[narrator] It was the 1970s,

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at the tail end of the Cultural Revolution.

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Mao decreed that educated youth should work as laborers on farms

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to earn the right to study in college.

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Hon Lik was sent to the state-owned tobacco fields and factories.

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Today, China National Tobacco Corporation supplies 98% of cigarettes

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to Chinese smokers.

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[in Chinese] At that time, it wasn't about being cool.

Duration

27 seconds

Views

25

Timestamp in Movie

00:10:55

Uploaded

Jun 17, 2025

Season

1

Episode

2

Genres

Production

Zero Point Zero

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Influencer hype and marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, teens become addicted to vaping, disposable furniture kills, and corporations use of single use plastics are the stories told in this 4 part series.