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A Look at Life Inside Modern Day China

We often hear much about how China's economy is faring, how it's military is growing, and how it seeks a greater role on the world stage.  But what about the lives of the people of China? Which issues are important to them? Maine Public Radio's Keith Shortall recently spoke with Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz about his new book 'Street of Eternal Happiness - Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road.'  Keith asked about the role of religion in present day China...

Rob also discuss the importance of family and children to the Chinese people and how an awareness of pollution can lead to protests and demonstrations...

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That was Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz speaking with Maine Public Radio's Keith Shortall about this new book 'Street of Eternal Happiness.'  The entire interview is available at Maine Calling dot net.
 

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