How do the values of the ruling Chinese Communist Party translate into daily life?

The Party bases its legitimacy on delivering both stability and the conditions for prosperity.

But stability is under threat as economic boom is leaving millions at the margin.

Government officials are increasingly seen as profiteers, rather than public servants, and public trust in the Party is waning.

This episode features Party meetings, military patrols along China's border with Kazakhstan and footage of officials in Tibet trying to impose authority at the grass roots.

But in Shadong province - just south of Beijing - a village election takes place.