David Lampton

Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Guest

Director of the China Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and author of The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money and Minds

David Lampton on KCRW

Two things most Americans associate with China are astonishing economic growth and mind-boggling pollution.

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The  Dalai Lama  is receiving the  Congressional Gold Medal of Honor  today, America's top civilian award, and George Bush is in attendance.

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