Questions from Classroom Discussion #4 led by Group A (2/27/03)

#1. In Tong Lam's essay he states that Shen Jiru "praises the achievements of Capitalism and suggests that the West has reached the standards avowed in Marx and Engel's Communist Manifesto (p. 154)."  What does he mean?

#2. Why do Chinese women have the highest level of suicides in the world (57%)?

#3. To what extent do you agree with Rosemont's view that the US government's economic concerns hinder a constructive dialogue between the US and China?

#4. What does the author (Rosemont) mean when he states that "the right to vote is not so important"?


#5. What are the basic tenets of Chinese nationalism?  How are these conflicting in terms of Party ideology?