thoughts about session 10 (Clayton Dube)

[Anonymous]

Tiananmen Square Protests in 1989 reminds me of Gwangju Democratization Movement (Kwangju Uprising) in 1980, democracy movement in South Korea. Korea not only achieved “Miracle on the Han River” economically, but also established “Miraculous Democracy” politically, as Professor Hahm Chaibong stated in his article at http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1370.pdf.

So there is a definite hope in China, and I support the slogan from Beijing universities, “Without Democracy, There Is No China” (reported in The Los Angeles Times on December 31, 1986). Moreover, when I teach students from China, I do not see any difference in their attitude in terms of how they express themselves. They seem enjoy their daily lives as liberally as children in America.

[Anonymous]

As Prof. Dube wrapped up the class, he touched on some of the issues confronting China today and in its near future. One of these is an effect of the one-child policy: there are 6 men for every 5 women being born in China, and, as a result, it is increasingly hard for young men to find wives. Fully aware of demand outpacing supply, young women are holding out for men who can offer the trappings of a middle-class life, such as a car or, especially, a house or apartment. This trend was also discussed at the Chinese economy seminar I attended; here's a link to a less scholarly (but quite interesting!) article on the subject from the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/asia/15bachelors.html

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Hi all,

Please share your thoughts about the last session of this seminar!
Congratulations for having completed the sessions.

-Xin
edited by Clay Dube on 6/9/2011

[Anonymous]

The Five Big Issues going forward for East Asia: WHAT ARE THEY? Thanks to the last class, I can answer that question. Demography (how many men and women, etc.), Housing, Resources (Water Shortages), Technology, and China's Place in the World. Also topics of; Religous Freedom (only if you believe in one of the 5 state approved religions), Family Planning persists, Trade Critical (Cars; Ford, Global Steel production, Energy Needs, Book Mien Kampf was banned in Japan, GANG of FOUR gets targeted, and the 1984 Chinese celebration of 30 Years of the People's Republic of China. A good documentary to watch is: The Gater of Heavenly Peace also Moving the Mountain and (on You Tube) Tank Man. We discussed the question of exactly how many students were killed in Tinenman Sqaure (300 killed yet Amnesty Int. estimates 3000)

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