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The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, 1962-1976 (Complete)

HONG KONG, June 29, 2016 — In The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, 1962-1976, HKU humanities professor Frank Dikötter presents a horrific picture of the Cultural Revolution, and gives a devastating account of Mao Zedong and Chinese Communist Party governance by drawing references to eyewitness accounts, newly available archival records, and other sources. (1 hr. 1 min.)
 

John Burns on 1970s China

John Burns on 1970s China

John Burns on 1970s China
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ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda
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ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda

Video Excerpt: Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda discusses Asia's prospects for the current economic slowdown during a speech at Asia Society in New York, Nov. 7, 2008. (2 min, 13 sec.)
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Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet
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Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet

NEW YORK, October 24, 2008 - Weigang Li, of the Shanghai Quartet discusses politics and music, growing up during the Cultural Revolution and the quartet's recording of an entire CD, Chinasong (2002).
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Energy Security
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Energy Security

NEW YORK, October 16, 2008 - Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on energy prices and climate change. (1 hr., 14 min.)
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Tibet and China
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Tibet and China

NEW YORK, October 7, 2008 - Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, talks to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof about his hopes for the eighth round of talks between Tibetan envoys and the Chinese government in Fall 2008. (1 hr., 3 min.)
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Hamid Karzai
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Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai explains why terrorism is a regional problem
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India's Path to 'Economic Freedom'
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India's Path to 'Economic Freedom'

Edwin Feulner outlines necessary reforms for India’s economic growth.
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The Beats in India
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The Beats in India

Video highlights from The Beats in India—A Symposium (8 min., 25 sec.)
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Americans Should 'Do More Listening'
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Americans Should 'Do More Listening'

Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, recommends reading The Ugly American.
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Law and Property in China (Complete)
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Law and Property in China (Complete)

NEW YORK, April 10, 2009 - Roy Prosterman, Zhu Keliang, and Jeffrey Riedinger discuss recommendations for protecting land rights in rural China. (1 hr., 7 min.)
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Law and Property in China
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Law and Property in China

Video Excerpt: Zhu Keliang lists the Rural Development Institute (RDI), Michigan State University, and Beijing's Renmin University's joint survey's key recommendations (5 min., 42 sec.).
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Samuel Morse on Japanese Style (Complete)
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Samuel Morse on Japanese Style (Complete)

NEW YORK, April 8, 2009 - Samuel Morse of Amherst College discusses the Japanese elements of the Asia Society's Rockefeller Collection in a lecture honoring the art historian and collector Sherman E. Lee (1918 - 2008). (1 hr., 5 min.)
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