When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China Will Save Mankind--Or Destroy It
VIEW EVENT DETAILSJonathan Watts travels throughout China to report from the frontlines of climate change as he seeks answers to the most important questions shaping the future of China and our planet: How has China's political and cultural past influenced its present? How has the turbocharged pace of development changed everyday life for its ordinary citizens? What are the consequences?
Starting from China's mountainous peaks and descending into the crowded, polluted plains, Watts draws on more than 200 interviews with senior politicians, scientists, businessmen, and individuals to describe how rapid pace of change in one country has put not only its citizens, but the future of our planet, in jeopardy.
Jonathan Watts is the Asia Environment Correspondent for The Guardian. He will be joined by Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society.
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Starting from China's mountainous peaks and descending into the crowded, polluted plains, Watts draws on more than 200 interviews with senior politicians, scientists, businessmen, and individuals to describe how rapid pace of change in one country has put not only its citizens, but the future of our planet, in jeopardy.
Jonathan Watts is the Asia Environment Correspondent for The Guardian. He will be joined by Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society.
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Can't make it to this program? Tune in to the free live video webcast on AsiaSociety.org/Live from 8:30 to 10:00 am ET. Online viewers are encouraged to submit their questions to [email protected] and to join the live chat during the webcast.
Event Details
Mon 15 Nov 2010
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