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China: New Hope or Threat to the World?

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:33:40 -0400

China: New Hope or Threat to the World? NY Salon - New York SalonThe rise of China as both an economic and political power has provoked intense interest in the West.Daily discussions in the US and Europe reflect on the rapid emergence of China’s industrial might and potential on the world stage. Much of this discussion seems to be underscored by deep anxiety, however.The Beijing Olympics provided a focus whereby this anxiety seemed to intensify. Some have raised concerns about a rise of 'China-bashing'. Has it become 'fashionable' to portray China as an 'evil' empire as a means playing up the comparative virtue of the West?Talk of the impressive acceleration of China's productivity is invariably accompanied by environmental concerns, particularly with regard to pollution and China's increasing demand for material improvements leading to greater energy consumption.The political character of the Chinese regime is also a cause for concern, with passions raised particularly with regard to the lack of free speech in China, abuses of human rights in Tibet, and alleged complicity with atrocities in Darfur and Zimbabwe, as China plays an ever greater international role.To what extent is the expansion of China's productive capabilities to be welcomed? Can China provide an example of how to transform less developed parts of the world? Or is the growth of China a threat to the international order and humanity more broadly? Are Western observers right to fear the rise of China?Is the discussion about China sufficiently objective, or has it rather become a focus for concerns within the West, such as our own ambivalent attitude to economic growth, and fears about our changing place in the world? - NY Salon

China Peaks, World Freaks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:22:26 -0500

(Global Pulse: October 7, 2009) World media are a bunch of party poopers, criticizing China as it celebrates the 60th anniversary of Communist rule. Fox News' response was predictable, but South African broadcasting seemed to have it in for China as well. China’s former "big brother to the North," as Russia Today phrased it, was one of the few willing to join the celebration.SOURCES: CCTV, China; Fox News, U.S.; SABC, South Africa; BBC, U.K.; Russia Today, Russia; Newsweek, U.S.; China Digital Times, U.S.

President Obama answers questions from Chinese students in Shanghai

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:28 -0500

(NECN/ABC) - President Obama is taking the American ideal of individual freedom to a Chinese audience Monday morning. On his first ever trip to China, President Obama took questions during a town hall meeting with students. President Bara...

Obama tours China’s Great Wall

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:01:26 -0500

(NECN/APTN: Beijing, China) - President Barack Obama took some time away from the diplomatic table on Wednesday to tour The Great Wall of China. The president could be seen walking alone down an incline atop the wall. He was asked by a media m...

China’s economy gathers steam

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:16:13 -0500

Nov. 17: China’s accelerating economy is being fueled by exports, manufacturing and an unprecedented government stimulus package. NBC's Ian Williams reports. (Nightly News) China - Economy of the People's Republic of China - Government - Asia - NBC

Goldman Sachs’s Fred Hu on China's Recovery

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:50:25 -0500

WSJ’s Jason Dean speaks to Dr. Fred Hu, managing director of Goldman Sachs Group, about the biggest challenge in China's recovery, at the China Financial Markets conference. He also discusses what China needs to do to sustain its growth.

Obama’s China Challenges

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:32 -0500

As President Obama arrived in China on his first official visit, he will face many challenges including opening China’s market to U.S. goods. Chip Reid has more.

Western China to see more ethnic unrest?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:44:13 -0500

Nov. 25: In his own words, National Geographic reporter Matthew Teague discusses the summer’s violence in China’s Xinjiang province, as well as the potential for further combustion in the culturally diverse region. (NBC News Web Extra) China - Xinjiang - Western China - Asia - Ürümqi