Triads: The Chinese Mafia Conquering the World

★ 8.2•2023•1 Seasons•ANIME

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Founded in the 17th century, the triads have built their myth around fighting China's enemies. Who are they? What role do they play in Chinese culture and history? What business are they involved in? What are their strategies?

Top Cast

Laurent Stocker

Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes

Season:

1. Gangsters / Birth of an Octopus

60m

Appearing in the 17th century in the form of secret societies, the triads gradually evolved into criminal organizations. Western colonization represented a great opportunity for them. After the opium wars, they became involved in the drug trade and grew rich. They became powerful enough to influence the founding of the Republic of China. After World War II, Mao's rise to power forced the triads to leave the country. But they did not go far: to Taiwan and Hong Kong, where they lived their golden years.

Aired: 12/26/2023

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The handover of Hong Kong and Macau to China offered the triads the opportunity to make a pact with their former communist enemy. They offered their support to the government in exchange for a substantial share of the country's economic development. Although officially repressed in mainland China, the Chinese Communist Party was interested in their money and entrepreneurial spirit. Overly flashy gangsters gave way to more discreet businessmen. But the triads ended up posing a danger to Xi Jinping's China.

Triads: The Chinese Mafia Conquering the World

Top Cast

Laurent Stocker

Episodes

1. Gangsters / Birth of an Octopus

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2. Businessmen / Chinese Eldorado

3. The World Belongs to Them / Serving the Red Empire

4. Episode 4

5. Episode 5