Preventing Genocide

China’s Rocky Road to Popularity
June 28, 2007

Susan Shirk is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego and Director of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. The former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs and author of the new book, China: Fragile Superpower, Dr. Shirk joins Jerry Fowler to discuss China’s complex global rise as it attempts to maintain stable internal affairs. Professor Shirk examines how China’s preoccupation with its international reputation relates to the 2008 Olympic Games and accusations of the country’s complicity in the Darfur genocide.

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Bringing the Dream to Darfur
June 21, 2007

Jill Savitt, director of the Olympic Dream for Darfur campaign, speaks with Jerry Fowler about the contradiction between Beijing hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, having chosen the slogan "One World, One Dream," and China's close economic relationship with Sudan during the Darfur genocide. Savitt explains the goals of the Olympic Dream for Darfur campaign, why the campaign does not advocate a boycott of the Olympics, and how citizens can become involved.