1. WomenMatter - Facts and Trade-Offs - China and the U.S. - Us and Them China has a unique 5,000 year history but many Americans are suddenly surprised that the Chinese not only exist, but can do "anything we can do." We are connected to China in both buying and selling as well as serious problems with pollution and the possibility of diseases that spread. When we pay attention to how and why China behaves, we are forced to notice how very western and American and Judaeo-Christian we are. So different from them. Is the future one of competition or one of cooperation? Is it all about us and them - or is it about us in a much bigger global world? Does either political party in this country understand enough to lead?
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2. Intro: How can a one party system that calls itself Communist use capitalism and ties to the United States to promote their point of view? Dr. Bauer highlights when and how and why the Chinese turned away from Soviet Communism to use western capitalism as the engine for their astounding economic development - without changing their basic revolutionary philosophy and purpose.
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3. Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Economy, Director for Asian Studies of the Council on Foreign Relations. How the most serious problems the Chinese face is the balance between taking scarce land for industrial development and polluting the already scarce water supply. How this is both a health emergency and a potential political one. What can their national one party government do and why should we in the U.S. care?
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4. Interview with Tu Weiming, Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. Clues to why the Chinese are so different from us even in this modern economy. How China's attention to lifelong education, holistic thinking, and desire for stable relationships are deeply rooted in ancient Chinese Confucian philosophy. Will capitalism change their motivation to American-style individualism?
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5. Interview with Dr. Albert Keidel, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Why the flow of investments is going to China and why the Chinese and others lend us money to pay for our deficit. A call to Americans to understand why China takes a global view of their economy and is creating ties around the world. How different this is from our government's use of the military option.
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6. Dr. Bauer spotlights how differently the Chinese and current American government leaders weigh the same FACTS and TRADE-OFFS in pursuing national interests and promoting nationalism. The startling difference in the way two governments address serious decisions: health care, oil and energy, pollution, spreading the wealth from the rich to the poor, and using investment or military options around the world..
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Our thanks to Professor Mary Scott, Humanities Department, San Francisco State University for aid in the planning and analysis for this show.

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