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11/20/2016 Testing Hong Kong's Basic Law 香港基本法第104条释法　

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11/20/2016 Testing Hong Kong's Basic Law

邀请香港特区基本法委员会副主任梁爱诗女士和北京大学法学院饶戈平教授，就全国人大对香港基本法第104条释法谈香港问题。

China's National People's Congress interpreted Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR by clarifying legal requirements of those taking public office and legal consequences of those violating the swearing-in oath. What is the legal status of the Basic Law? Does Hong Kong maintain judiciary independence? How to understand 'One Country, Two Systems'?

11/13/2016 What China Thinks of President-Elect Donald Trump

唐纳德·特朗普成功当选美国总统，他的上任将对中美关系有何影响？我们专访博鳌亚洲论坛秘书长、前驻美大使周文重和中国社科院美国研究所前所长黄平，探讨“特朗普时代”的中美关系走向。

The unexpected election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, stunning to the media and foreign governments, makes us focus on China-US relations. What are the opportunities and threats? Chinese people express a diversity of opinions about Trump. Why do many support him? Will Trump’s pragmatism lead to a constructive engagement with China?

11/06/2016 Party Norms, Supervision, Discipline- the Sixth Plenum Special

刚闭幕的十八届六中全会的主题是从严治党，主持人库恩专访了十八届中央委员叶小文和中央党校党史教研部主任谢春涛教授，回顾了十八大以来从严治党的进展，并回答了西方关于中国从严治党的质疑。

Why is the Party focusing so intensely on norms, supervision and discipline? The sixth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, held in Beijing, was a milestone, establishing the Party’s new norms of political life and setting new regulations for supervision and discipline. Significantly, CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping was designated as “core”. But why now? And what about inner-Party democracy?

10/30/2016 Five Major Development Concepts Ⅳ - Open Development

以上海自贸区进一步加强对外开放的举措和我国“一带一路”战略为例，阐释了“开放发展”对现今中国的必要性。专访嘉宾包括：时任上海市委常委、浦东新区区委书记沈晓明，中国科学院可持续发展研究中心主任樊杰，中国政策科学研究会执行会长郑新立，贝克·麦坚时律师事务所中国内地和香港业务管理合伙人郑维明（Milton Cheng），新加坡莱佛士医疗集团负责人Lee Chee Kiat等。

Why is “Open Development” among the Five Major Development Concepts when “opening up” has been China’s policy for almost four decades? Although China has become the world’s second largest economy, it faces structural problems, such as industrial overcapacity and higher labor costs, so a new kind of opening up is required — free trade zones; the Belt and Road initiative; and Chinese companies going abroad.

10/23/2016 The Long March at 80: Its Continuing Significance

专访中共中央党史研究室第一研究部主任蒋建农、中共中央党史研究室研究员王新生、军事科学院研究员张明金、南京师范大学外国语学院教授王永祥、军事科学院战略研究部彭光谦少将和人民大学时殷弘教授等专家学者从历史与实现、党建与社会发展、符号学意义与运用等多层面解析“长征精神”及其时代影响。

China is celebrating the 80th anniversary of The Long March — the epic, two-year, adversity-filled, military retreat led by China’s then fledgling Communist Party. Why is a military retreat celebrated? How did it change the CPC? What’s its meaning for contemporary China, CPC legitimacy, cross-straits ties? What is the so-called Long March “spirit”, and how does it affect China’s governance?

10/16/2016 Five Major Development Concepts III - Green Development

通过分析浙江省的生态补偿制度，总结实现绿富共赢的经验。节目专访了原中共中央政策研究室副主任郑新立、中国科学院可持续发展研究中心主任樊杰、浙江省环保厅副厅长卢春中、时任安吉县委书记单锦炎、淳安县委书记朱党其、开化县委书记项瑞良。

Green Development, the third of the Five Major Development Concepts, is now elevated to highest national importance. How can China reverse devastating pollution without undermining economic growth? A pioneer is Zhejiang Province, which developed an "eco-compensation" system that transfers funds based on meeting certain environmental standards. The challenge for China is motivating individuals and institutions to protect the environment.

10/09/2016 Five Major Development Concepts II - Coordinated Development

以四川省泸州市的区域协调发展为案例，解析“协调发展”的含义。节目专访了国务院发展研究中心发展战略和区域经济研究部部长侯永志及泸州市长刘强。

Coordinated development, the second of the Five Major Development Concepts, optimizes economic development by the efficient allocation of resources and the equitable access to resources. Some problems: duplication among competing provinces that exacerbate industrial overcapacity, and disparities between urban and rural and between east/coast and west/inland. Some solutions: developing complementary industries, and planning richer and poorer regions together.

10/02/2016 Five Major Development Concepts I - Innovative Development

通过中国开发国产大飞机C919的案例，解读创新对中国未来发展的重要性。节目专访了中国商飞公司董事长金壮龙、中国科学院可持续发展研究中心主任樊杰和原中共中央政策研究室副主任郑新立等。

Innovative Development is the first of the Five Major Development Concepts because reform requires change and change requires innovation. We investigate two kinds of innovation: science and technology, and management and processes. We find both kinds of innovation at COMAC, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. For innovation to succeed, nurturing talent and fostering an environment that appreciates innovation are essential.

09/25/2016 Five Major Development Concepts – Overview

“五大发展理念”系列节目的开篇，解读了五大理念的形成背景、作用、未来的发展方向和挑战。借用中国商飞集团改革创新、四川省泸州市的协调发展、浙江省的绿色生态补偿政策、上海自贸区进一步加强对外开放、“一带一路”倡议和青海省医疗改革、共享发展等实例，分别梳理了创新、协调、绿色、开放和共享这五大发展理念在地方上的实施。主要采访嘉宾有：原中共中央政策研究室副主任郑新立，中国科学院可持续发展研究中心主任樊杰，中国商飞董事长金壮龙，原上海市委常委、浦东新区区委书记沈晓明，青海省委常委、省总工会主席马顺清，四川省泸州市市长刘强，浙江省淳安县县委书记朱党其。

China's economy is in historic transition. Opportunities and challenges abound. China's problems are daunting: slower growth, social imbalances, industrial overcapacity, excessive debt, massive pollution. How to address such diverse, complex issues? China has an overarching, guiding strategy. According to President Xi Jinping, China's model, going forward, will be driven by development that is 'Innovative, Coordinated, Green, Open and Shared.' It’s called the 'Five Major Development Concepts'.

09/18/2016 Precision Poverty Reduction

栏目组来到习总书记探访过的河北省贫困县阜平，回顾了中国推行精准扶贫以来所取得的成就，采访了阜平县县长刘靖、国务院扶贫办政策法规司司长苏国霞、联合国开发计划署驻华代表处国别主任Agi Veres，探讨中国扶贫所采取的措施。

If Chinese citizens live in poverty, China cannot be a ‘moderately prosperous society’. In early 2016, there were still about 55 million people living below the poverty line. The government’s ‘precision program’ to eliminate poverty tracks every poor family and prescribes specific measures for each. Will China eliminate poverty completely by 2020?