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Kuehner, Trudy – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2008
On March 1-2, 2008, FPRI's Wachman Center presented a weekend of discussion on "China's Encounter with the West" for 45 teachers from 21 states across the country, held at and co-sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Asia Program. Sessions included: (1) China's Early Encounters with the West: A History in Reverse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian History, Economic Factors, Political Issues
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Lee, Wing On; Postiglione, G. A. – Chinese University Education Journal, 1994
Maintains that China has established "window cities," designed to view and absorb Western policies. Asserts that education is categorized as one of the Chinese development strategies. Examines the relationship between educational development and the window effects. (CFR)
Descriptors: Communism, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
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Morgan, Jack; Martin, Angela – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1994
Asserts that price comparison is a good way to interest students in the study of cultural diversity and global understanding. Presents data comparing consumer goods prices in Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. Includes 14 classroom activities and an 18-item annotated bibliography of children's fiction books on China and Japan. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies