Global China into the 21st Century
Global China into the 21st Century
Modern, globalized China provides its citizens with great economic growth and social stability, but at the cost of some key freedoms. How do these choices work?
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:54 According to Francesca Hodges, about what proportion of the world’s population is Chinese?
- 02:12 What does the data suggest has happened to China’s economy over the past century? What has been the impact on Chinese people?
- 04:02 According to Dr. Crystal Chang, why do the Chinese people generally support or allow the Communist Party to continue to govern, despite being authoritarian?
- 05:13 According to Professor Chang, how has China benefited from globalization, and how has that changed over time??
- 08:22 Does the Chinese government allow and encourage dissent? How does it discourage negative opinion?