[lbo-talk] China's Future

[Chuck Grimes]

A much more productive question is, where should China's developmental state 
go in the future -- i.e. how can it facilitate more democracy, social 
equity, and ecological investment. DRR

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I posted what I though was a curiosity. It is a presentation of a paper on 
Chinese philosophies and a resurgent interest in them. The woman presenting 
the paper is a Chinese academic with ties to the state. It might be worth 
listening to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jcdoVIoNJo

Confucianism was an ancient ethical philosophy of state used to train 
Imerial bureacrats who competed for official appointment by examination in 
Confucianism. Among their duties and branchs of state duties, I think, was a 
class who did a form of conflict resolution to disputes, i.e magistrates.

It's really a long shot, but you might find hints about how the Chinese 
state might be grabbling with the issues you list above and their future but 
in their own terms.

CG