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>> rose: 300 million people in china? >> in china. there are people learning to speak chinese also, but small numbers. also growing number, but still rather small. the point is, america really does not understand china well enough. >> rose: we continue this evening with a look at mongolia and a conversation with its prime minister, sukhbaatar batbold. >> this is a good time and especially with given strength and advantages we have like rich mineral resources and strong neighbor... china is a market and opportunity and is emerging market i think with this tree sort of big advantages, mongolia s got a strong possibility to develop and now we have the challenge and especially for my government we have a coalition government and how do we deal with these advantages and also the certain difficulties or challenges which might come from the mineral development, this would be the issue for us. >> rose: china and mongolia next. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm i
>> rose: 300 million people in china? >> in china. there are people learning to speak chinese also, but small numbers. also growing number, but still rather small. the point is, america really does not understand china well enough. >> rose: we continue this evening with a look at mongolia and a conversation with its prime minister, sukhbaatar batbold. >> this is a good time and especially with given strength and advantages we have like rich mineral resources and strong...
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china's military buildup, north korea, taiwan, and climate change, are now all on the agenda. >> china wants to avoid real security crises. on the other hand, also, i think, it does aspire to be a great power in a very full way. >> how will dialogue between the u.s. and china shape the coming decade? next, on great decisions. >> in a democracy, agreement is not essential, but participation is. join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us for great decisions. [instrumental music] >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. funding for great decisions is provided by the carnegie corporation of new york, the starr foundation, shell international and the european commission. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. >> and now from our studios, here is ralph begleiter. >> welcome to great decisions, i'm ralph begleiter. joining us to discuss u.s./china relations and the rise of china's military, are david
china's military buildup, north korea, taiwan, and climate change, are now all on the agenda. >> china wants to avoid real security crises. on the other hand, also, i think, it does aspire to be a great power in a very full way. >> how will dialogue between the u.s. and china shape the coming decade? next, on great decisions. >> in a democracy, agreement is not essential, but participation is. join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us as we discuss...
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they went to china, they were so pro-china, pro revolution, but, visiting china had a disoh lu lugsing impact on them. these guys were asking too many good questions. they found william f. buckley was a nicer guest. he liked the things that they had. he had his own views before he got there. so, you have to ask, what is our goal, i hope our goal is enhanced mutual understanding what will come from that depends on what it is we observe? >> yes, i agree. >> professor? >> i don't have a question, just a quick comment. two things that -- i'm in the department of international relations. two things that we have done that we are proud of, one is a that the center under the leadership of the professor here, just passed we have helped to train u.s. federal government officials. the good thing is that we have access and good working relations with top scholars in china who know them and speak english as you have seen today and tomorrow. we have good working relations with them. so, i think this is a good opportunity for the american officials to have a chance to go to china and have first-hand
they went to china, they were so pro-china, pro revolution, but, visiting china had a disoh lu lugsing impact on them. these guys were asking too many good questions. they found william f. buckley was a nicer guest. he liked the things that they had. he had his own views before he got there. so, you have to ask, what is our goal, i hope our goal is enhanced mutual understanding what will come from that depends on what it is we observe? >> yes, i agree. >> professor? >> i don't...
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to the unity of china. so the traditional way in which the han, not just now, but have handled this is by very authoritarian means. this is not new. this goes back a long time. and was going to happen i don't know. historically i would have said to you if china carried on just like it has done, then the chinese will just eventually, han will get the way. there's only 10 million uighurs. they are 6 million tibetans fear they will just ignore the problem. historically that's what's happened. the province was a much, much bigger problem. restructured. i'm not sure they can get away with it. because china becomes a global power, one of the responsibility of price, the price you have to pay to be a global power is global tension. it looks really bad for china in the developing world, especially which they are concerned about, when clearly the han do not respect this. >> i'm with harvard business school. i have a question, i want to push you back a bit on your vision of the chinese state. he described as extraord
to the unity of china. so the traditional way in which the han, not just now, but have handled this is by very authoritarian means. this is not new. this goes back a long time. and was going to happen i don't know. historically i would have said to you if china carried on just like it has done, then the chinese will just eventually, han will get the way. there's only 10 million uighurs. they are 6 million tibetans fear they will just ignore the problem. historically that's what's happened. the...
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china has territorial disputes between several southeast asian nations over islands in the south china sea and has sent surveillance ships there. the japanese government has called on china to respond calmly to the recent arrest of the fishing boat's captain. >> translator: the most important thing is to find a way to build a mutually beneficial relationship with china, a major neighbor with an economy that's growing ever stronger. >> joining us now, an nhk executive commentator. does japan's decision to release the chinese captain mean the problem's been resolved? >> well, china has only said it will suspend the high official exchange as a countermeasure but it may now redraft this. it seems certain that the bilateral relation won't strain any further. but unless japan exchange -- but unless japan changes its position that no territorial dispute existing in the east china sea, china will remain distrustful of japan. china may continue to take a hard line stance against japan. >> at least on the surface, the latest strain of bilateral relations is a result of the collision at sea. but
china has territorial disputes between several southeast asian nations over islands in the south china sea and has sent surveillance ships there. the japanese government has called on china to respond calmly to the recent arrest of the fishing boat's captain. >> translator: the most important thing is to find a way to build a mutually beneficial relationship with china, a major neighbor with an economy that's growing ever stronger. >> joining us now, an nhk executive commentator....
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i really got into china, and analyzing what china is about was that where china comes from, what it has behind it is 3000 years of imperialism, and in the 20th century which was filled with humiliation by other nations and chaos. and they really, the generation after the cultural revolution really started from zero. and the chinese, the young people who are in your age now and a little older is a completely different generation, which a generation which has not experienced all the suffering and the poverty their parents and grandparents had suffered through. they experienced the social freedom that has never been there before. and we believe that this generation, which is now building the new china, while you are building america of tomorrow, has a chance of really creating a new world. because for the first time, the two biggest nations in the world, china and the united states, are not enemies. but are really seeking to find a way to cooperate with each other in a positive way. and we think that is a great opportunity for you as being in america, and for the chinese. and we believe th
i really got into china, and analyzing what china is about was that where china comes from, what it has behind it is 3000 years of imperialism, and in the 20th century which was filled with humiliation by other nations and chaos. and they really, the generation after the cultural revolution really started from zero. and the chinese, the young people who are in your age now and a little older is a completely different generation, which a generation which has not experienced all the suffering and...
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china was spying -- is what japan imports more than china than it imports from china so that china has a negative trade balance for japan because it sends high-power equipment and earthmovers and high-end steel to china. and so when china is building and buying japan is doing okay and when china isn't, japan collapses for the promise court that japan hasn't solved any of the issue it's almost entirely dependent on how does china grow or not grow. and there's much come them as less willingness to cast about with china because of this historical pride intention. so i wouldn't hold one's breath about that kind of fusion between japan and china except for the fact that already japan's growth is derivative and dependent on china for this kind of a de facto. but it's much less clear particularly ten years down the line if china does, which is likely to do, make a lot of this that japan is making. it's not clear what japan adds to that equation because it's not really a market. for all the discomfort, even in the hobbled state, china's trade with the united states dropped 10% this year so it'
china was spying -- is what japan imports more than china than it imports from china so that china has a negative trade balance for japan because it sends high-power equipment and earthmovers and high-end steel to china. and so when china is building and buying japan is doing okay and when china isn't, japan collapses for the promise court that japan hasn't solved any of the issue it's almost entirely dependent on how does china grow or not grow. and there's much come them as less willingness...
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he has plants in china. they're frankly foot soldiers to haul off american industries and take them to china. >> i think that's changing. i think more multinational -- let me finish. >> exchanging. >> more multinationals are tiring of the rules being put on china. as i was mentioning. these market rules where they're forcing to relocate r and d to china. the traditional sort of free trade lobby which is republicans and these multinationals. that's breaking down. multinationals areless enthused with china. a . >> leo, do you feel like the american people understand that china is doing what's in their own self-interest. they want to develop their own country. they're acting in a way of their own self-interest. america isn't acting in their own self-interest and the explanation for that dysfunction is because america industry influencing our government, because they're in china >> i disagree with jim, as the fact that big businesses are pulling back. multinationals pulling back. they're coming more entrenched.
he has plants in china. they're frankly foot soldiers to haul off american industries and take them to china. >> i think that's changing. i think more multinational -- let me finish. >> exchanging. >> more multinationals are tiring of the rules being put on china. as i was mentioning. these market rules where they're forcing to relocate r and d to china. the traditional sort of free trade lobby which is republicans and these multinationals. that's breaking down. multinationals...
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for china. clearly there are tradeoffs. the remarkable thing i was saying earlier that there are as few of them as there are for this huge historic rise of a power and it's therefore in our interests to keep that being so. >> rose: my last question really is india and what india represents in this equation we've been talking about. >> first of all, i don't think it's china or india. i think there's a good chance, charlie, that it's china and india. india has always has a good micro story in terms of the large population worlds class companies, well educated english speaking i.t. competent work force, rule of law and democracy. those are things that china has really suffered from. india has not had the macro performance that china has in terms of saving infrastructure and foreign direct investment and that's now changing in india and changing bid time. and india's been hobbled up until recently bako ligs government that has had to deal with a communist as government partners who really inhibited
for china. clearly there are tradeoffs. the remarkable thing i was saying earlier that there are as few of them as there are for this huge historic rise of a power and it's therefore in our interests to keep that being so. >> rose: my last question really is india and what india represents in this equation we've been talking about. >> first of all, i don't think it's china or india. i think there's a good chance, charlie, that it's china and india. india has always has a good micro...
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china is capitalizing. it is protecting its domestic industries, taking a more active role in the world trade organization, and finding its place in the global economy. china has kept moving, but the united states has not. america's approach to china remains the same. but united states continueso pursue the same dialogue. these dialogues have helped keep the u.s.-china economic relationship but discussions are merely a means to an end. dialogue alone is not a measurable results. we cannot rely on discussion alone. we've sought ambitious outcomes. we ended up with promises to keep talking. hearing what the treasury secretary put forth, the u.s. g.r. and commerce will play key roles in the success of the strategy. first the administration must devise a comprehensive administration-wide plan to improve u.s.-china economic relations. each agency must develop a strategy to develop its part of the administration-wide plan of the u.s.-china relationship. we need an administrative-wide single plan. we don't have on
china is capitalizing. it is protecting its domestic industries, taking a more active role in the world trade organization, and finding its place in the global economy. china has kept moving, but the united states has not. america's approach to china remains the same. but united states continueso pursue the same dialogue. these dialogues have helped keep the u.s.-china economic relationship but discussions are merely a means to an end. dialogue alone is not a measurable results. we cannot rely...
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-china relations. this part of washington journal is 40 minutes. >> our next guess this morning is drew thompson, the china's study director at the nixon center. we're talking about china's military buildup. some say it's a growing threat. is it? >> guest: threat in the combination of capabilities and intent. we track their capabilities, but it's difficult to know what china's intent is. it's an opaque system. we don't have a lot of cooperation with them at the moment, so there's a lot of mistrust in the relationship and the mistrust runs both ways. it's hard to say whether or not it's a threat. i mean, other countries have robust militaries, and they're not a threat because we have a sense of their intent. with china, we just don't have that. >> host: some look on how much china spends on their military. the united states spends $663 billion, and china spends $98.8 billion, and then united kingdom, and france, and russia. >> guest: there's a lot of question on that number and whether it's higher or lo
-china relations. this part of washington journal is 40 minutes. >> our next guess this morning is drew thompson, the china's study director at the nixon center. we're talking about china's military buildup. some say it's a growing threat. is it? >> guest: threat in the combination of capabilities and intent. we track their capabilities, but it's difficult to know what china's intent is. it's an opaque system. we don't have a lot of cooperation with them at the moment, so there's a...
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-china relationship. at a time when we should be focused on reaffirming our commitment to the region, we left many doubting the depth and breadth of american power and influence. for example, in its 2009 defense white paper, the government of australia states, we also need to consider the circumstances of a more dramatic and in defense planning term, sudden deterioration in our strategic outlook. while currently unlikely a translation of mayor power relations in the u.s. pacific region, would have a profound effect on our strategic circumstances. of particular concern would be any diminution of the willingness or capacity of the united states to act as a stabilizing force. i hope each of you will give concrete examples of what we're doing to alleviate these doubts. finally, in just a few weeks a department of defense will submit its 2010 quadrennial defense review to congress. shortly afterward will receive the nuclear posture review. and the 2006 qdr the pentagon noted that china was at a strategic cross
-china relationship. at a time when we should be focused on reaffirming our commitment to the region, we left many doubting the depth and breadth of american power and influence. for example, in its 2009 defense white paper, the government of australia states, we also need to consider the circumstances of a more dramatic and in defense planning term, sudden deterioration in our strategic outlook. while currently unlikely a translation of mayor power relations in the u.s. pacific region, would...
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on this issue a bit is a part of china has been with china for centuries and to britain they live ten times better than used to live. let's say the last century even thirty years ago and. i have more freedom the biggest at the same time we don't know they have supported this and those subvert the sometimes a very warlike and they cause trouble for the chinese government has no choice but to try to stop them the station on the korean peninsula is hotting up just a while ago the yassin south korea had joint military exercises in the pacific something north korea were strongly opposed to was china's stance on north korea is the only official ally of china chinese porton career in the korean war in one hundred fifty fiftieth's or the last one million people and of course they treasure those relations they want to. you know to stay alive north korea at the same time they do understand that north korean economy doesn't work well they encourage north koreans to promote reforms to make the economy more market oriented they try to encourage north korea to be more open to the world and they're
on this issue a bit is a part of china has been with china for centuries and to britain they live ten times better than used to live. let's say the last century even thirty years ago and. i have more freedom the biggest at the same time we don't know they have supported this and those subvert the sometimes a very warlike and they cause trouble for the chinese government has no choice but to try to stop them the station on the korean peninsula is hotting up just a while ago the yassin south...
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this week, china has awokened to challenge the china supremacy. what will happen to the rest of us if china continues to dominate? we'll discuss the new economic powerhouse. the return of terror in northern ireland. we investigate the growing strength of the real i.r.a. >> i personally know of a man who could be described as one of the most prolific assassins thrown up by the 35 years of war, and he has now moved to the real i.r.a. >> and will george bush's attempt to write hustry in the oval office win over his critics? we'll discuss his legacy. >> he's declared war because of weapons of mass destruction. he says here, i had a sickening feeling that there weren't any. that is not good enough. >> hello, the world leaders arrived in seoul. an extraordinary period of diplomatic friction between china and the west. for the chinese, it may seem like the world is ganging up on them. if it is, it's driven by two things the world doesn't have, recession and democracy. is it possible that the rest of the world might be wrong about china and that the end i
this week, china has awokened to challenge the china supremacy. what will happen to the rest of us if china continues to dominate? we'll discuss the new economic powerhouse. the return of terror in northern ireland. we investigate the growing strength of the real i.r.a. >> i personally know of a man who could be described as one of the most prolific assassins thrown up by the 35 years of war, and he has now moved to the real i.r.a. >> and will george bush's attempt to write hustry...
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china is doing this because it has to. >> china does not have a choice. as a country, there are serious resources scarcity and environmental degradation. china needs to find a better way to survive. >> reporter: china is devouring oil and coal. electricity use doubling in the last decade. 6 million new cars added to the roads in just the last year. and because of this, it's now believed china is spending ten times what the u.s. does on green technology. and it's fueling something else. profits. we travel south of beijing to yingli solar, where they've turned this green moment into their moment back in the u.s. we could find solar panels on homes in california? >> yes. >> reporter: made right here? >> yes. >> reporter: you say with a smile. >> yes. >> reporter: we placed calls back home, and just today, another delivery. chinese solar panels delivered to an elementary school outside northern california. but there are now serious questions on capitol hill about whether china is playing fair in this green game. there are leaders in america who believe you ha
china is doing this because it has to. >> china does not have a choice. as a country, there are serious resources scarcity and environmental degradation. china needs to find a better way to survive. >> reporter: china is devouring oil and coal. electricity use doubling in the last decade. 6 million new cars added to the roads in just the last year. and because of this, it's now believed china is spending ten times what the u.s. does on green technology. and it's fueling something...
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here's a gentleman trying to express the interest of china well every time i hear interests of china from people like you from from from from financial tycoons i always ask myself interest of chinese business chinese government chinese people so what really do you think is in the chinese interests decreasing or increasing. the kind of seeing people business government in the long term in the long term of course appreciating the constancy of years for everybody and yes yes the problem is that until once again ideally a decade ago china was there with general powell one. fast draw in contra but still mainly involved in this the mystical problem in the recent decade china became the second global economy and the situation in china affects the rest of the water this is a new situation this is a new situation for the world this is a new situation for chinese leaders and they have to exhaust their domestic anomic policy because previously they were making decisions taken into account all the domestic interests now days they have to recognize that situation has changed and any decision in c
here's a gentleman trying to express the interest of china well every time i hear interests of china from people like you from from from from financial tycoons i always ask myself interest of chinese business chinese government chinese people so what really do you think is in the chinese interests decreasing or increasing. the kind of seeing people business government in the long term in the long term of course appreciating the constancy of years for everybody and yes yes the problem is that...
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is now the chair of you know china you've got you can count on china to do what is best for china and. in all these regards and china is not it's so preoccupied with its own growth. that it's not it's not spending very much time thinking about you know does it connects you with joining the world and also in connection with natural resources of africa and has been doing really when when policy there versus not it was ready when an african would say that well a lot versus what the rest is done with if they are now fair government to government although we know what's what's happening there but china doesn't also spend too much of its time worrying about russia. there is the you know we have the new one because you just have to worry about roman doesn't have to worry about russia it doesn't worry that much about the u.s. china is preoccupied with too with developing china and they've got a long way to go and it's so interesting to us that the people who are articulate the problems of china most fervently are the chinese i mean they talk and the biggest problem in china by far is the grow
is now the chair of you know china you've got you can count on china to do what is best for china and. in all these regards and china is not it's so preoccupied with its own growth. that it's not it's not spending very much time thinking about you know does it connects you with joining the world and also in connection with natural resources of africa and has been doing really when when policy there versus not it was ready when an african would say that well a lot versus what the rest is done...
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. >>> this big idea is about china. we have talked about china's rise. mostly about its economic rise but china embarked on a push to strengthen the military, increase its political reach both on land and by sea. so the question is to what end. does china want to be a real superpower, a military superpower? and whom does it bump up against in asia? what is the geography of chinese power? that's what robert kaplan is here to talk about. >> he is a senior fellow at the center for new american security and also the author of a new book called "monsoon." welcome. >> it's a pleasure to be here, fareed. >> you talk about a lot of this in a really brilliant foreign affairs article. one of the things you talk about that i was struck by is there is this great geostrategist from about a hundred years ago, halford mckindo who says while russia would never be a true geographic world dominator, china would if it got its act together economically. >> yes. >> explain why. >> look at the map. here is russia bumping up against arctic ice. it has a long seacoast which is
. >>> this big idea is about china. we have talked about china's rise. mostly about its economic rise but china embarked on a push to strengthen the military, increase its political reach both on land and by sea. so the question is to what end. does china want to be a real superpower, a military superpower? and whom does it bump up against in asia? what is the geography of chinese power? that's what robert kaplan is here to talk about. >> he is a senior fellow at the center for...
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because china is america's banker. in the space of a decade, china's economic growth and america's economic crisis have changed the game between the two pures. gone is the idea that engaging china in a global market place would turn it democratic. now, china is shaping the global market place. and in diplomacy it's supporting many of the forces that oppose democracy. >> a wish to move to chinese consumption to increase chinese consumption as quickly as possible. and while they know it's going to take time, that decision has definitely come hand in glove with the notion that they will not be able to rely as much on an u.s.-driven model for china's economic growth. so it has political implications for the way the chinese look at united states, the way they're willing to work with the united states. and you're seeing so much more assertiveness from beijing as a consequence of that. >> china's foreign policies are pretty clear. lay claim to taiwan and threaten war with taiwan if they should threaten separation from the peo
because china is america's banker. in the space of a decade, china's economic growth and america's economic crisis have changed the game between the two pures. gone is the idea that engaging china in a global market place would turn it democratic. now, china is shaping the global market place. and in diplomacy it's supporting many of the forces that oppose democracy. >> a wish to move to chinese consumption to increase chinese consumption as quickly as possible. and while they know it's...
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how much it supports dealing with china and trading with china you seem to be very positive about china coming from europe you're coming from you're coming from the u.s. do you think china is misrepresented in the world yes or no you know there are things in china that are not good at all and that absolutely need to be changed and will change over time especially with the new generation coming up that has a much lower tolerance on. strict surratt authorities but what needs to be done is to also report the good things about china the many things where china really has made enormous progress and they're not all. in economics but also it is on the way to change its in its political structure in its social economic system i think i think the biggest problem with the reporting in the western press about china is that there is this mindset about communist china and peoples they always say in the western press the communist government of china . well the communist government of china and china is what it used to be but there's this mindset about what it probably is and that shapes everything a
how much it supports dealing with china and trading with china you seem to be very positive about china coming from europe you're coming from you're coming from the u.s. do you think china is misrepresented in the world yes or no you know there are things in china that are not good at all and that absolutely need to be changed and will change over time especially with the new generation coming up that has a much lower tolerance on. strict surratt authorities but what needs to be done is to also...
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were any of those pillars about china's lack of environmental regulations or any of those about china's poor building codes. were any of those about china's lack of basic workers rights, were any of those pillars on those topics? >> yes. yeah, there's a couple -- first of all, you should know we monitor -- we monitor papers, local reports in the local press is hard french of the international is the golden age for local reporting. we monitor everything that's going on locally in china. and the two biggest issues, the two biggest issues for local papers all over china, both editorially and in the news coverage are corruption and the environment. they talk about those two things more than anything else. and i could add that to the list over there, corruption. but it's amazing what china is doing in those areas, although they are huge, huge problems. and also workers rights. they have a new workers rights program policy for migrant workers, including providing lawyers. but the bigger problems are corruption and the environment that you brought up. and in some areas, china is leading the wo
were any of those pillars about china's lack of environmental regulations or any of those about china's poor building codes. were any of those about china's lack of basic workers rights, were any of those pillars on those topics? >> yes. yeah, there's a couple -- first of all, you should know we monitor -- we monitor papers, local reports in the local press is hard french of the international is the golden age for local reporting. we monitor everything that's going on locally in china....
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we look at the economics of china and the politics of china and the change of china there is always the question of freedom of expression. we all know about the google controversy that took place. how would you characterize freedom of expression today in china? >> there are still regulations, censorship, frustration, that's for sure. but i also see progress, especially through the introduction of the internet. it has become a big public arena that more people will express their opinions towards public policies, pros and cons, and there have been many cases when abuses of power were reported on the internet and the huge public out cry would drive the government to be more spontaneous, to be more transparent, and also it directly led to the change of regulations or practices by the government. i think that is the progress that we have made. >> >> rose: and human rights? >> well, taking the example of, you know, people in custody or people in prison, there were cases reported through the internet that they were, you know, mistreated and then related personnel were punished, investigati
we look at the economics of china and the politics of china and the change of china there is always the question of freedom of expression. we all know about the google controversy that took place. how would you characterize freedom of expression today in china? >> there are still regulations, censorship, frustration, that's for sure. but i also see progress, especially through the introduction of the internet. it has become a big public arena that more people will express their opinions...
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government of china. world record is going to china is that what it used to be but there's this mindset about what it probably is that shapes to read. think about china and it gives a very distorted picture this is a very modern society where there's a lot of participation in these. people obviously the point is there's a there's a social and personal freedom in china that there's never been before in the history of china and that's freedom has allowed people to contribute to the whole and to create. an ever greater and more prosperous society china is one. china is probably the most the centralized country in the whole world the problem is one problem is the other a very very different and they have different levels and energies have been issued and creating social mechanisms and so forth and some of those local social mechanisms. and become national policy and all those things that were in the special economic zones or by the whole country and things that all work or draw up and that was done stopping i
government of china. world record is going to china is that what it used to be but there's this mindset about what it probably is that shapes to read. think about china and it gives a very distorted picture this is a very modern society where there's a lot of participation in these. people obviously the point is there's a there's a social and personal freedom in china that there's never been before in the history of china and that's freedom has allowed people to contribute to the whole and to...
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china's import. we do think. the ordinarily significant based appreciation of the real be would promote more growth to both of china and the globe because we do think that the success of dupion recovery is in the best interest of. our concerns as regards reason to worry about this because it's concerted the possibility of the co . this would be destructive as would be in the form of great protections. here's a gentleman trying to express the interest of china well every time i hear interests of china from people like you from from from financial tycoons i always ask myself interest of chinese business chinese government chinese people so what really do you think is in the chinese interests decreasing or increasing. the kind of saying people business government in the long term long term of course appreciating the current species years for everybody and yes yes the problem is that until once again ideally a decade to go china was original power. fast growing contra but still mainly involved it is the mystical prob
china's import. we do think. the ordinarily significant based appreciation of the real be would promote more growth to both of china and the globe because we do think that the success of dupion recovery is in the best interest of. our concerns as regards reason to worry about this because it's concerted the possibility of the co . this would be destructive as would be in the form of great protections. here's a gentleman trying to express the interest of china well every time i hear interests of...
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and china has been very cautious. they decided to move with open and free enterprise system, to trade commerce, moving around, competing in business. it is almost free enterprise. but they decided to keep tight control by the communist party of the political system. i think in the future it is inevitable that china is going to have to liberalize their democratic system. as you probably noticed, 23 of the top chinese leaders, some of them out of office now, wrote a letter to who jintao recently, condemning the chinese government for tightening up on free speech. and so that has been -- that is kind of a burgeoning sort of effort in china to be more a point -- to be more open. they passed last year a law that ensures that some elements of access to information, freedom of information. the senate has been asked by the chinese government to help implement that law. tavis: there are two or three things you talk about in the book that represent mistakes you made, things you think you could have done better. in no particular
and china has been very cautious. they decided to move with open and free enterprise system, to trade commerce, moving around, competing in business. it is almost free enterprise. but they decided to keep tight control by the communist party of the political system. i think in the future it is inevitable that china is going to have to liberalize their democratic system. as you probably noticed, 23 of the top chinese leaders, some of them out of office now, wrote a letter to who jintao recently,...
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investment in china has exceeded $60 billion. china has purchased u.s. "t" bonds worth about $900 billion. no one will believe that the chinese leadership does not follow closely the development of the u.s. economy. yet some people in the united states, in particular some in the u.s. congress, do not know fully about china. they are politicizing the problems in china/u.s. relations, in particular, the trade imbalance between our two countries. i don't think this is the right thing to do. i highly appreciate your giving me this opportunity of the interview, because you gave me the opportunity to further explain what the real situation is. there are three points which are not widely known with regard to exchange rate of rmb and china's trade surplus. first china does not pursue a trade surplus. our objective in having foreign trade is to have balance and sustainable trade with other countries, and we want to have a basic equilibrium in our balance of payments. this is what we have been saying and doing. in 2008, china's surplus current count at racial d gd
investment in china has exceeded $60 billion. china has purchased u.s. "t" bonds worth about $900 billion. no one will believe that the chinese leadership does not follow closely the development of the u.s. economy. yet some people in the united states, in particular some in the u.s. congress, do not know fully about china. they are politicizing the problems in china/u.s. relations, in particular, the trade imbalance between our two countries. i don't think this is the right thing to...
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security council and china is one of the greatest economy in the coming years in the world china has a very active foreign policy and as a result china plays a very important role in the world and no i wouldn't say you have you can find even one problem in the world which can be solved with the without participation of china and i stress the chinese role in most cases very positive they try to bring peace and stability in the world they need it because the preoccupied with the internal problems with their internal development and they need peaceful environment let's not talk about china's relations with another superpower america how they develop and at the moment well you know china had a leader who used to say about soviet american relations soviet union and the united states that these two superpowers collude and polite they try to work together with the same time they do have problems so i would describe it in the same way now relations between china and the united states they depend on the child they understand it very well they depend the canonically the they depend politically
security council and china is one of the greatest economy in the coming years in the world china has a very active foreign policy and as a result china plays a very important role in the world and no i wouldn't say you have you can find even one problem in the world which can be solved with the without participation of china and i stress the chinese role in most cases very positive they try to bring peace and stability in the world they need it because the preoccupied with the internal problems...
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could china's boom go bust? >>> china's coming to the rescue of many haitians. we look at their growing humanitarian role. >>> in the aftermath of haiti's devastating earthquake, we follow one family's quest to bury a loved one with dignity. >>> pandemonium in shanghai. how could we resist one look at this. >>> from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts around the world. this is worldfocus. >>> major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening, i'm martin savidge, thanks for joining us. we're going to shift gears tonight and return to a subject the world was focussed on for much of last year, the global economy. the world bank is out with its predictions for the next year. on one hand the world says the economic crisis is largely over and the global economy will reverse course and return to growth this year by 2.7% ov
could china's boom go bust? >>> china's coming to the rescue of many haitians. we look at their growing humanitarian role. >>> in the aftermath of haiti's devastating earthquake, we follow one family's quest to bury a loved one with dignity. >>> pandemonium in shanghai. how could we resist one look at this. >>> from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts around the world. this is worldfocus. >>> major support has been provided by...
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china operations are today. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. this is r t from moscow our top story moscow is again envelops in small groups fire fighters battle russia's rampant wildfires that have led to the three thousand homeless but there is progress emergency services say the area affected by the forests has been reduced by two thirds in the past week. and rather main storage in the past seven days the ceremony to mark the sixty fifth anniversary of america's atomic attack on the japanese city of nagasaki was attended by over thirty countries the a bombs legacy is still felt by eighty thousand people were killed in explosion at the end of world war two. just as campaigners claim women convicted of killing their abusive partners in california are having their parole hopes by the political ambitions of state governments and liberty activists say that women act in self-defense to some of the most problems. the chinese econ
china operations are today. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. this is r t from moscow our top story moscow is again envelops in small groups fire fighters battle russia's rampant wildfires that have led to the three thousand homeless but there is progress emergency services say the area affected by the forests has been reduced by two thirds in the past week. and rather main storage in the past seven days the...
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ization of china having published many books about the country they supply and how china has managed to reinvent itself in such a short time. thank you very much to you both for joining us now i'll start review mr nesbitt now you first visited china about forty years ago and obviously a lot has changed now what is the post dramatic or surprising change that you've seen well in nineteen sixty seven when i first read there was china is very primitive really very poor. pretty discouraging place the big changes the people now that people are so energetic. so excited about china and what's happening what's happening in their own lives and that is a huge huge change the people are obviously the people who are in politics or who are in government and who are in businesses and so forth so that every level whatever they're doing there's the you know with more excitement more energy and of course physically. the appearance of china is just gone from that primitive third world look to the most modern country in the world. the country with the most modern cities in the world having said that now
ization of china having published many books about the country they supply and how china has managed to reinvent itself in such a short time. thank you very much to you both for joining us now i'll start review mr nesbitt now you first visited china about forty years ago and obviously a lot has changed now what is the post dramatic or surprising change that you've seen well in nineteen sixty seven when i first read there was china is very primitive really very poor. pretty discouraging place...
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and china. the u.s. economy, the gross domestic product, still dwarfs that in china. but take a look at what will happen at the current rate over the next ten years. >> i think one of the saddest things going on in america today is that our politics has become so paralyzed, so gridlocked, that we no longer believe we can get big things done, so we no longer aspire to do big things. >> reporter: tom friedman, the author of "hot, flat and crowded. ". >> the 21st century is going to go to the government that provides these four things. the best education. for its people. the best infrastructure for its businesses. the best rule of law. and the best environment. >> reporter: so 50 years from now, will america still be number one economy? >> this is the choice of the american people. may i say that? because everybody has to rise to work hard to change their life. >> reporter: so what are chinese workers ready to do to make sure that the next generation gets that highest level of education? david muir is here now to tell us what he's learned some parents will do. david. >>
and china. the u.s. economy, the gross domestic product, still dwarfs that in china. but take a look at what will happen at the current rate over the next ten years. >> i think one of the saddest things going on in america today is that our politics has become so paralyzed, so gridlocked, that we no longer believe we can get big things done, so we no longer aspire to do big things. >> reporter: tom friedman, the author of "hot, flat and crowded. ". >> the 21st...
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>>> china blasts off. china is rocketing into the 21st century and not just the chinese program has ambitious goals. including building a manned space station and completing an unmanned lunar mission by the end of the decade. but is there an ulterior purpose? does china also have military aspirations in space? we'll ask this expert on chinese military and aero space affairs, dean cheng. captions produced by visual audio captioning www.visualaudiocaptioning.com >> dean cheng, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how robust are chinese space capabilities? >> china has a space power in the sense that it has both a launcher capacity. it produces its own satellites and it has its own mission control facilities. that puts it into basically one of only three or four countries that can do that. >> would you say it's on a par today with russia? >> in some ways it may actually be ahead of russia. >> really? >> yes, it spends about three times as much in terms of sheer money than the russian space budget item. >> how
>>> china blasts off. china is rocketing into the 21st century and not just the chinese program has ambitious goals. including building a manned space station and completing an unmanned lunar mission by the end of the decade. but is there an ulterior purpose? does china also have military aspirations in space? we'll ask this expert on chinese military and aero space affairs, dean cheng. captions produced by visual audio captioning www.visualaudiocaptioning.com >> dean cheng,...