C-Span Radio on December 27, 2007

Nov.7, 2007 New York Public Library sponsored a program by Dean of Journalism,UC Berkeley on US-China relations with participants of a professor of English apropos of Religion,Politics and Art citing Propaganda in positive and negative historical context with entertaining facts plus possible eye-opening inspiration to all listeners. The missing link,as I see it,is the lack of understanding re the original source materials in the Chinese language of Confucian philosophy that is beyond the acceptance of those who have not had the opportunity to study the Chinese language in re the culture of Chinese custom and tradition from the original source materials. "Mingzhengyanshun" in Pin Yin may be understood or otherwise for the proper interpretation of such nomenclature in every field of endeavor. For the readers who may be interested in such seminar,I would suggest that contact be made for a transcript from the New York Public Library for your own in-depth analysis of their views. I enjoyed such very much but have reservation about the lack of understanding of the language and culture as the bottom line of their presentations. Translations are translations as scratching the itches with a bandage on it. The itch is still there in the light vein with my own humor. Happy Holidays to watch US-China relations especially in the field of economics in the days to come for a more realistic assessment from your own judgment for Olympics 2008 in Beijing and Expo 2010 in Shanghai,China. Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao. December 27, 2007.