How China fooled the world with Robert Peston

Robert Peston travels to China to investigate how this mighty economic giant could actually be in serious trouble.

Peston reveals what has actually happened inside China since the economic collapse in the west in 2008.

It is a story of spending and investment on a scale never seen before in human history

However in a situation reminiscent of what has happened in the west, the vast majority of it has been built on credit.

This has now left the Chinese economy with huge debts and questions over whether much of the money can ever be paid back.

This programme was first broadcast in February 2014.