China on the Rise | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/china/ NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman traveled to China in the summer of 2005 to produce a seven-part series on the Asian nation's rise as a global economic contender and America's anxiety that China will overtake the United States as a superpower in the 21st century. en-us Copyright ©2008 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved. NewsHour with Jim Lehrer144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpg Bumps in the Road? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/china_10-14.html Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:00:00 EDT Paul Solman explores whether China can continue to grow at its incredible pace without political reform. Piracy Explored http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/china_10-13.html Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:00:00 EDT Paul Solman reports on piracy and the lack of safeguards for intellectual property in China. Interview with Cheng Si-Wei http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/china_10-12.html Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:00:00 EDT Paul Solman interviews Communist official Cheng Siwei, known as the "father of venture capital" in China. Misinvestment in China http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/solman_10-11.html Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:00:00 EDT This report looks at how misinvestment in China and government control of the banks and businesses affect the economy. Digital TV and the World reporters Jonathan Kaminsky and Joe Mullin contributed to this report. Mao Still Impacting China's Economic Rise http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/china_10-07.html Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:01:00 EDT Mao Zedong, the influential former leader of communist China, remains a face on Chinese currency even as the country's modern market economy shifts toward capitalism. Consumerism Booming in China's Cities http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/consumers_10-05.html Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:12:00 EDT As a modernized culture envelopes China's large cities, the population aims to maintain a balance of consumer-driven, modern living with a traditional Chinese worldview. China's Growing Economy http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec05/china_10-04.html Wed, 05 Oct 2005 08:57:00 EDT China's powerful central government has created one of the most freewheeling economies in the world, set to overtake the United States in the next few decades.