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Wednesday, January 07th 2009
1: Urban Boom & Rural Bust?
VIDEO: China Rising Part 1 The BOOM
The fastest growing economy in the world.
SLIDESHOW: Journey The Yellow River
RADIO: A Journey Down The Yellow River Overview
China's rapid economic development has created an environmental ermgerncy along the Yellow river.
RADIO: China's Young Migrants Bring Addictions Home
Many children of rural China are coming into cities to find work, but man return home with more problems.
2: Chinese Producers & Consumers
RADIO: Shanghai, China's Boomtown
VIDEO: The Chinese Consumer
Chinese consumer market
RADIO: The New Silk Road
VIDEO: China Currency Exchange
3: Water Crisis
RADIO: Water Shortages in Rural China
SLIDESHOW: Two Tebitan Families
RADIO: Scraping By On The Desert's Edge
RADIO: Looking For A Solution
4: Communism, Capitalism & History
VIDEO:The Cult of Mao Zedong
Still a major influence after all these years.
RADIO:Tourism Along The Yellow River
VIDEO:Ceng Siwei
Capitalism in China
5: Problems with Freedom
VIDEO: Piracy Explored
Examines intellectual piracy and the impact it has on intellectual porperty rights.
RADIO: Prostituion, Religion Resurface in Wake of Reforms
RADIO: Gobi, Islam, & Capitalism
Chinese provide a better life for Muslims to keep control
6: Growth, Corruption & Reform?
RADIO: High Taxes & Corruption in Rural China
RADIO: Talking Politics with a Truck Driver
VIDEO: Rising China, Bumps In The Road?
Growth without Reform? Is it possible?
7: Pollution & Safety
RADIO: Air Pollution Grows with The Economy
RADIO: Yellow River Pollution Price of Economic Growth
RADIO: Bring Your Own Chopsticks To China
RADIO: Safety Concerns & China's Coal Boom
Terms To Know
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controlled economy
command economy
consumer
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Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Deng Xiaoping
yuan
8:Three Gorges Dam
Overview
NPR series
Part 1:Environmental Concerns
Part 2:Resettling Residents
Part 3:Saving Historic Sites