China Untold is an intensely dramatic drama based on a true story about how an African American man ventures off to China. This charismatic songwriter and music producer takes the "American Dream" overseas to China in hope of hitting it big in the world's hugest market with his musical talent. But unexpectedly, he encounters a massive resistance from the communist culture and its powers. Royale accepts an invitation to teach English in Jinan Shandong China first at a university there before testing the music market. With all the attention that he attracts, it builds him enormous fame around the city of Jinan. And with so much hype surrounding this particular American, things begin to heat up when many department leaders from his employed university and some local government officials plan to put a halt to his free-spirited and passionate desire for success in China. Many people in the Chinese government are in fear of his infectious ideas for human rights and freedom, doesn't want such behavior to influence the students who follow him with great ambition. These authorities are afraid the events could be heading towards rekindling what had happened in the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989, in Beijing China.