China 101

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 17:12

Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk

Radio Smart Talk for Wednesday, January 25:

The Chinese New Year began Monday -- the 4710th Chinese New Year. It is the year of the dragon according to the Chinese zodiac calendar.

For many Americans, the Chinese New Year celebration is a mystery -- just like the entire People's Republic of China.

China is ruled by it's Communist Party. However, the Chinese economy is unlike other Communist nations, especially the old Soviet Union. China can be best described as being a state-run capitalistic system that includes a market economy and private property ownership.

It has worked well for the Chinese. China's economy has grown at a rate of nearly 10% for the past decade -- the most robust in the world. Manufacturing has made China the world's number one exporter.

Speaking of rankings, China also has the largest military on earth.

On Wednesday's Radio Smart Talk, we'll be joined by two experts to answer questions about China.

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# CB 2012-01-25 10:14

What is gender equality like in China?

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# Phyllis 2012-01-25 10:58

The children in many rural areas are poor, so poor that their parents could not afford sending their children to school. There is an organization in DC that sponsors school systems and libraries in poor and rural areas. My husband and I have been sponsoring 3-4 children every year. I just hope that many well-to-do Chinese will step up and help support those unfortunate school-aged children.

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# Susan 2012-01-25 22:12

Mennonite Central Committee has several programs in China, many involving local volunteers.
https://donate.mcc.org/asia/china

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# Kevin Brubaker 2012-01-27 08:02

Thank you for this program. China is such an important part of the world. Too often we live in fear or ignorance when we think about China. By the way, your one guest is an excellent research librarian. He was very helpful to me at one point when I was doing research.

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