"China Gambles"

Photo courtesy Art Streiber

China is making some problematic bets as it tries to increase the prosperity of its people while maintaining strict control - can it continue with liberal economic policies without political reform? A clearly modernizing nation, can it become great without a core set of values beyond wealth accumulation? Its rapidly aging population presents opportunities for western businesses with health care know-how and its serious environmental concerns will present markets for clean technology companies. What economic, political, and social trends in China will most impact western business interests?

John Pomfret is a reporter for The Washington Post. Formerly the Post’s Beijing bureau chief, he is now the Los Angeles bureau chief. In 2003, Pomfret was awarded the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism by the Asia Society, an annual award for best coverage of Asia.

This program is co-sponsored by and made possible through the generous
assistance of the Northwest China Council.

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