Conversations with History: Susan Shirk
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Susan Shirk, Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego, for a discussion of her new book, China: Fragile Superpower. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Clinton administration, Professor Shirk analyzes how Chinese domestic politics affects its international behavior and how US foreign policy responds to and influences China’s international behavior. She also discusses how her work as a scholar of Chinese politics and society informed her work in Washington. Series: “Conversations with History” [9/2007] [Show ID: 13167]
Video Rating: 4 / 5
China: The Roots of Madness; National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 – 12/04/1981); ARC Identifier 616322 / Local Identifier 263-69. This film covers China’s political history including Mao Tse-tung, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Nationalist – Communist victory. Made possible by a donation from John and Paige Curran.Producer: National Archives and Records Administration; Creative Commons license: Public DomainTV documentary. An introduction to the complex state and cultural ambivalence of China. The programme covers a period of one hundred and seventy years. The visuals include lithographs and line drawings from the early 1800′s, still photographs from mid-century, early footage from Burton Holmes, Pearl Buck, Reuters newsmen and current footage. Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. This film covers China’s political history, including Mao Tse-tung, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Nationalist-Communist victory. From the Central Intelligence Agency Securities and Exchange Commission. On 1 January 1912, the Republic of China was established, heralding the end of the Qing Dynasty. Sun Yat-sen of the Kuomintang (the KMT or Nationalist Party) was proclaimed provisional president of the republic. However, the presidency was later given to Yuan Shikai, a former Qing general, who had ensured the defection of the entire Beiyang Army from the …
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This speech and her book “China: Fragile Superpower” are long apologies for the poor Chinese Politburo, how hard it is being a brutal dictator these days, will your Army support you in the next riot at Tianmen Square, will obnoxious Taiwanese resist your landing craft and bombers….and it is apparently the US’s job to help them keep themselves in power. This the Democratic Party’s “Blame America First” movement of grown up ’68 hippies now in power.
you are shiting on youself and kissing the ass of china,bitch,go china ang try to sleep in hu jing taos bed ang feel it
you are shiting on youself and kissing the ass of china,bitch
If You American or any country in the world dare to step in preventing Taiwan to be reunited with Mainland, watch out yourselves, it could be the end of the World!
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Shirk
I was refering to the financial crisis. The Chinese regime is totalitarian but it can control the flow of capital.
I just feel it is naive to phrase China as a monster that may collapse at any moment or a monster can kill anytime. China is more complex than that. It has problems but it won’t collapse as Susan said. It is gradually gaining strength, but it won’t be the next empire. China is just trying to regain its status as the leader of East Asia, as it was in the past two thousand years.
Any Chinese scholar want to volunteer? I would be interested in their views.
I love Susan Shirk she is an incredible intellectual.
Susan should get prepared for her new book – USA:Fragile Superpower, hahaha
china will become USA and USA will become europe, and europe will become middle east, and africa will become china…
Cool video. I think they blatant western bias is actually enlightening as to the western view of the Chinese revolution, rather than a negative aspect affecting the validity of the views expressed.
Okay I’ve just seen one minute of it so far, but doesn’t this feel a bit like reefer madness? Should I really take this seriously? I’ll try…
This documentary has quite a bias towards the westerners and it tended to exaggerate Chinas “madness” and softened what the westerners did over the past century to then, but then again it was made in 1967, when china was at its most “dangerous”
@banlin1958 Lol: you again
it seems we are sharing the same interests: RE: “Mao is not the father of modern China” 100% correct 
Europeans had been under the Tyranny of Capitalism for hundreds of years.
@BATURUSHA DUH! in 60yrs, china went from being one of the poorest country in the world to a rising superpower today. it already is one of the most powerful nations in the world
@BullFighter2007 You might check on how many US. goverment bonds China owns.
@GuanYu89 true that china was piece of shit in recent history compared to the west,now china is still a shit country under the rule of communist regime,the communist must be get rid in china in order for china to regain its world power status as the one of the most powerful nations in the world just like han,tang,ming and qing dynasties in ancient history
fine old video indeed…However, China is getting mighty strong these days…
@polygamous1 Mao is not the father of modern China it is Deng Xiao Peng. China’s greatest enemy is itself.
good or bad chairman Mao Is the father of modern china he did mistakes like we all humans do but the result is now a Modern china enslaved by no one But is america the real enemy?hell no If i was chinese i would have refused to fight the americans if war broke out between the two countries without them the japanese would have wiped out n destroyed most of china n if america never entered the WAR? doesn’t bear thinking
@louielamson2000 any difference to capitalism same crap the germans WW1 the nazis n imperial japan killed no less possibly more the reason i do not trust Most politicians ever Ron Paul n few others are good as R Paul said In a world of lies the man speaking the truth is a traitor
@TheJosephPrice but when your founding athers created america was for the Liberty n good of its citizens n at one time it was the admiration n envy of the world i hate to say this but today’s america is Nothing to what your ffounding father’s intented it to be today international bankers elitist rule ffor their own benefit at american’s expense in your country u had some of the createst statesmens in the world non better than the Greatest of all T Jefferson the modern father of Liberty
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very good documentary
@atoast2007
Tabacco was found first in Mexico and Opium first in Greek, the origin of western civilization 5 century B.C.
The opium den people in North American usually see in movies were actually full of white, hispanic and Chinese at the same time.
Tabacco was first found in Mexico and Opium first in Greek 5 centruy B.C.
52:48-53:00 doesn’t that sound like the music of rambo?
@dackjack
Then, finally you can find two remarkable facts.
Bricks were sold by greed merchants as souvenirs.
High rank bureaucrats have lovers.
Above all, I admit my expression was exaggerate one and sorry if you are offended, however, I really missed old respectable Chinese.
@atoast2007 yes they did but they used it for medicine and cerebration. only rarely do they use gunpowder in warfare in the past.