China's Role in the Global Economy: myths and realities

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1. Why university professors and high school teachers in China classrooms cannot criticize their government? They get punishment if they do that. Limiting Chinese people mind thinking is actually blocking China from developing! China was the greatest economy with greatest military power and greatest infrastructures on earth during Emperor Qin Shihuang 200B.C. What's the difference between now and 200B.C.? China dreams for going back to 200B.C.?
2. There is no freedom of speech and freedom of press in China. People cannot speak out beyond the line CCP drawn. That means no one can summarize all problems and risks. So, the biggest problem is no one knows how bad the situation is when all problems add together. Reform might not work when insufficient data mislead the government and the general public.
3. Interest groups are important units in many democratic political systems.. It's not the reality in China. Local governments may have certain special interests for the region, then the one party system plays a role here to balance out. We won't see an orange revolution in China because the government is earning higher approval rate among young Chinese. Slower growth does not put people back to poverty. so no need for revolution as long as people have job to do. Don't forget the high rate of female participation in labor force in China, something around 75% comparing 50% in USA. it's very likely to see more women working domestically if any further economic slowdown. Also by demographic trend there should be less labor supply in the future. Health and pension reform now are reaching the bottom level of grassroots, farmers and villagers. The society is now more stable then ever. Certainly there are some people value their individual liberty over nation's collective prosperity and harmonious stability but it's only a mere fraction. Those people make themselves very showy only because they meet the distorted interests of western media or certain foreign governments. With regard to spiritual aspect, as a Chinese myself I have to admit that we Chinese are so pragmatic that for thousands of years there has never been a religion originated in China like in any other great civilization. Well, Taoism and Confucius are rather philosophical. We probably just have less spiritual need. In this populated nation where people are bonded together in many ways,, they need each other more than religious spirits. The unity has been and still is the core value of the foreverlasting Chinese civilization. Democracy doesn't really go with this core value, but the Chinese.meritocracy serve it well.
4. Reform = dynamic adaptive policy with long-term strategic view to serve nation's common interests
5. “文化自信”的底气何在
   　　 “文化自信”只是一句口号、一个理论名词么？不是，我们提倡的“文化自信”有其深厚根基，是可以真正践行的。因为，我们有优秀传统文化的底蕴，也有在中国革命、建设、改革的伟大实践过程中孕育的革命文化和社会主义先进文化。这种在优秀传统文化基础上的继承和发展，夯实了我们文化建设的根基，奠定了我们文化自信的强大底气。
   　　我们有博大精深的优秀传统文化。它能“增强做中国人的骨气和底气”，是我们最深厚的文化软实力，是我们文化发展的母体，积淀着中华民族最深沉的精神追求。诸如“自强不息”的奋斗精神，“精忠报国”的爱国情怀，“天下兴亡，匹夫有责”的担当意识，“舍生取义”的牺牲精神，“革故鼎新”的创新思想，“扶危济困”的公德意识，“国而忘家，公而忘私”的价值理念等，一直是中华民族奋发进取的精神动力。此外，“天人合一”、“天下为公”的社会理想，“以人为本”、“民惟邦本”的治国理念，“载舟覆舟”、“居安思危”的忧患意识，“止戈为武”、“协和万邦”的和平思想，“与人为善”、“己所不欲，勿施于人”的处世之道，“儒法并用”、“德刑相辅”的治理思想，“和为贵”、“和而不同”的东方智慧，一直是中华民族治国理政的思想渊源。甚至，我们正努力建设的小康社会的“小康”这个概念，也是出自《礼记•礼运》，是中华民族自古以来追求的理想社会状态。
   　　这些千百年传承的理念，已浸润于每个国人心中，成为日用而不觉的价值观，构成中国人的独特精神世界。正如习近平所说，中国传统思想文化“体现着中华民族世世代代在生产生活中形成和传承的世界观、人生观、价值观、审美观等，其中最核心的内容已经成为中华民族最基本的文化基因。这些最基本的文化基因，是中华民族和中国人民在修齐治平、尊时守位、知常达变、开物成务、建功立业过程中逐渐形成的有别于其他民族的独特标识”。
   　　我们有鲜明独特、奋发向上的革命文化。从井冈山精神、长征精神、延安精神、西柏坡精神，到雷锋精神、大庆精神、两弹一星精神，再到航天精神、北京奥运精神、抗震救灾精神，这些富有时代特征、民族特色的宝贵财富，脱胎于中华民族优秀文化传统，同时又在新形势下不断进行着再生再造、凝聚升华，从而为我们在新的历史条件下推进文化建设奠定了坚实基础。
   　　我们还有承前启后、继往开来的社会主义先进文化。它是对中华民族优秀传统文化和红色革命文化的继承和发展，是运用马克思主义为指导所进行的文化创造。社会主义先进文化的明显特征是中国特色社会主义的共同理想、以爱国主义为核心的民族精神和以改革创新为核心的时代精神，以及社会主义荣辱观。在短短几十年的社会主义实践中，我们创造了中国道路、中国模式、中国奇迹，这已充分说明社会主义先进文化是一种有生命力的文化，是一种体现人类文明发展进步方向的文化。
   　　我们的文化自信，不仅来自于文化的积淀、传承与创新、发展，更来自于当今中国特色社会主义的蓬勃生机，来自于实现中国梦的光明前景。改革开放30多年来，我们创造了举世瞩目的成就。国家兴旺，文化必然兴盛，特别是党的十八大以来，我们党把建设社会主义文化强国摆到更加突出的位置，中华文化正迎来一个繁荣发展的黄金期。
   　　文化的优秀、国家的强大、人民的力量，就是我们文化自信的强大底气，文化自信的水之源木之本。正如习近平所说：“站立在960万平方公里的广袤土地上，吸吮着中华民族漫长奋斗积累的文化养分，拥有13亿中国人民聚合的磅礴之力，我们走自己的路，具有无比广阔的舞台，具有无比深厚的历史底蕴，具有无比强大的前进定力。中国人民应该有这个信心，每一个中国人都应该有这个信心。”的确，我们没有理由不自信！
   　　2016年7月1日，庆祝中国共产党成立95周年大会在北京人民大会堂隆重举行。习近平、李克强、张德江、俞正声、刘云山、王岐山、张高丽等出席大会。新华社记者 鞠鹏 摄
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6. She is a western imperialist mouthpiece.
7. She is exactly what China needed, soft power w/intelligence in a sexy way.
8. UK is pretty a dumpy place to live. The British are obsessed over luxury brands. Getting back to China. It's pretty much a commie dictatorship. They execute 5000 a year for over 50 types of crimes I believe. Slave labor, rich multi-millionaires with corrupted government ties. Heavy pollution. poisoned waters. smog. Neighborhoods mowed down
9. sounds like she is switching back and forth between British and American accents...
   學霸女神nonetheless;)
10. If she lived today she would certainly revise her opening statement in Pride and Prejudice to "It is universally acknowledged truth, every man in search of a wife must be in possession of a house and a car". And hence competitive saving motive. But this is unlikely going to be a sustainable reason for china's high saving rate, because the Chinese men have found a solution: Vietnamese wife!
    The what about the vietnamese men?
11. US running an account deficit means it's introduced US dollars and capital to the rest of the world. When Chinese household save, they are NOT exporting capital to the rest of the world. This girl doesn't know how money works. Typical neoclassical economist fail.
12. please stop all these mouthpieces of the CCP
13. Incorrect comment on tradition of aggression !!! Throughout Chinese history, every time a dynasty or any political entity consolidated power, the first thing china did was to send conquering armies to attack smaller neighbors. This over time has become DNA of any power in China. This is one of the many attempts of china to send young, bright, western-educated people out to deceive the international communities into the notion of Chinese peaceful rise. Devious stategy and tactics are employed to undermine and ultimately will defeat and dominate the whole world.
14. She comes across as a saleswoman.
15. Over the weekend of Oct. 17–18 the first good economic news in a long time came out of China: The country announced official growth figures of 6.9 percent annualized for the third quarter, narrowly beating expectations of 6.8 percent.
    
    The bad news: This number is likely overstated by several percentage points. The caveat this time is a statistical adjustment, which uses falling prices to boost growth. Excluding this adjustment, the economy only grew 6.2 percent.
    
    Even that is optimistic: Unofficial growth estimates range from 2 percent to 5 percent. The most reliable indicator, named after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, blends railway cargo volume, electricity consumption, and new loan disbursement. It shows growth at around 3 percent.
16. Please collect more and accurate political and economic information during last two years, to upgrade your speech.
    China communist structure is not the good model that some countries should learn. Gun in the regime （枪杆子里出政权）is the one of the cruelest dictators Mao's slogan. Reform only remaining in only economy will finally fall.
17. sad indeed to read all these comments - why not say something that is relevant to the topic of lecture
18. 大陸有這些年輕人還更強過戰機軍艦
19. Hot chick PhDs are certainly in high demand!
20. Chili Pepper?