... different cultures and different foods and different ideas, and that has made us a much more dynamic society. Now, what is also true is that each country in this interconnected world has its own culture and ... (Laughter.) And so you -- there's a saying -- I don't know if there's a similar saying in China -- we have a saying: "You made your bed, now you have to sleep in it." ...

... . Alan L. Maki Obama to China: Uncensored society is healthy Nov 16 By CHARLES HUTZLER ... "I think that the more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can hold their own governments ... ," Obama told students during his first-ever trip to China. "They can begin to think for themselves." The first-term U.S ...

... thought and speech that are required to support a civil society in China. The complex and difficult transition by the CCP, ... imprison the navigators or those who are capable of sailing the seas. China must immediately drop all charges against Liu and others for their peaceful ... literature Liu Xiaobo... ...For the international community to take seriously China's oft-stated commitment to respect ...

... examples, that Americans and American companies have become dependent on China. In reading over these accounts, one might conclude that to a certain extent ... kind of love-hate relationship that the American society has with Asians, Asian Americans, and Chinese Americans ... rest of American society and the White majority. The most visible example seems to be simultaneous hopes and fears over China’ ...

... which I both respect and celebrate. The costs of speaking out, even among friends here in China, can be high. Although I know the names of both the student and the professor who spoke out yesterday during ... in the West struggle with this issue as well, and although we have many examples of creativity in our culture and our society, it is easy to argue our conformist educational school systems were ...

... contact between Chinese and foreign trading enterprises. China also relied more upon foreign financing and imports. During the 1980s ... Program aimed at building a “harmonious society” through more balanced wealth distribution and improved ... cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; and telecommunications. China has become a preferred destination for the relocation of global manufacturing ...