Changing China

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August 14, 2005

Forget the Middle East.  Robert Kaplan says the war in Iraq is just a blip on the radar screen.  The next U.S. military challenge will be in the Pacific - against China.  In this hour of the Peabody Award Winning program To the Best of Our Knowledge we’ll look at a changing China - from its military and economy to its literature.  And, the godfather of Chinese Rock and Roll - Cui Jian.

Edward Friedman on a New Cold War

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Edward Friedman tells Steve Paulson that the Chinese act as if they are already involved in a Cold War with the U.S.

Mo Yan on Writing in China

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Mo Yan is a Chinese novelist whom many critics think will be a future Nobel Prize winner. His new novel is called “Big Breasts & Wide Hips.”

Matthew Clark on Rock & Roll in China

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Matthew Clark produced a compilation CD of Chinese rock and roll. He plays excerpts for Anne Strainchamps and tells her about the various bands and the Chinese rock scene.

Cui Jian on His Music

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Anne talks with Chinese superstar Cui Jian about his new album.

Ian Johnson on Change in China

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Journalist Ian Johnson is the author of “Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China.” He talks with Anne Strainchamps about one of them.

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September 17, 2006
Guests: 

Edward Friedman

Mo Yan

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Matthew Clark

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Cui Jian

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Vicki Croke

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Ian Johnson

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August 02, 2024