Friday, April 18, 2008

BBC World Service: "China's Long Arm"

Originally broadcast in October 2007, audio downloads & podcasts of this 4-part program are available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/7041971.stm


CHINA'S LONG ARM
PART ONE
US President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao New arms race?
US government concerns about rising defence spending in China



PART TWO Missile over a background of the Chinese and US flags
Taiwan

Would China use its military power to reclaim Taiwan, and clash with the US?



PART THREEShanghai Skycrappers, over the Chinese and US flags
Angola's oil
The impact of China's insatiable appetite for natural resources, in Angola



PART FOUR Shaking hands over a background of the Chinese and US flags Minnesota's iron
China has turned its attention to the US in its search for natural resources




SPECIAL SEASON:
Ruling China


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