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and the way china thinks says that china wanted economic prosperity in order to continue to develop the country so they could deal with the kind of tensions that are naturally there within the society. >> how does that change that dynamic, the fact that the economic growth rate is dechining programs below eight percent? >> what is really interesting about the current slowdown is that it is coinciding with the period of greater civil unrest in different parts of the country. you didn't see this in early 2009, in early 2009, i was going into factory towns and there were -- and people just left. just crowds of people were gone. this time, you don't see quite that level of flight from the factory towns back to industrial languages, but what you are seeing around the country is a much greater willingness to confront the authorities on, for example, environmental projects that are environmentally sensitive. you are definitely seeing more protests than you have seen in years, the power of pro. >> rose: the power of protests have an impact in beijing? >> it does. mostly, though, the protest
and the way china thinks says that china wanted economic prosperity in order to continue to develop the country so they could deal with the kind of tensions that are naturally there within the society. >> how does that change that dynamic, the fact that the economic growth rate is dechining programs below eight percent? >> what is really interesting about the current slowdown is that it is coinciding with the period of greater civil unrest in different parts of the country. you...
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india worry about china. >> india does worry about china. i would prefer to use china as a very strong ally to forge a relationship with china which would be a sustaining one. and i think it could be done. >> rose: su have appointed your successor or whatever you did. >> yeah. >> a successor is in place. >> yes. >> as someone obviously who you wanted to come. so what is your life going to be like now? how are you going to spend your days? >> i have thought about that. first of all i think everybody goes through a period where you say you want to have the time to do things you, that you never had the chance to do. and part of that will be to do nothing but that won't last very long. so i haven't thought through, i'm going to continue to be the chairman of the foundation. >> right. >> i will focus on i will focus on rural development. conservation of water and my most visible goal is to do something in nutrition to children in india, and pregnant mothers because that would change the mental and physical health of our population in years to com
india worry about china. >> india does worry about china. i would prefer to use china as a very strong ally to forge a relationship with china which would be a sustaining one. and i think it could be done. >> rose: su have appointed your successor or whatever you did. >> yeah. >> a successor is in place. >> yes. >> as someone obviously who you wanted to come. so what is your life going to be like now? how are you going to spend your days? >> i have...
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china is quite far ahead of india in terms of-- . >> rose: but willing to catch up. >> you know, china would have to hit a platteau. the rate of economic growth in china has been higher than in india for all of the last 20 years. and what that means in terms of, say, the personal computer market is about seven times bigger in china than india. the health indicators are a lot better. so china set a very strong example. now india often will make reforms because they're jealous. there are two big jealousees in india. india's jealousee of china an jealousee within the country from state to state where some states will do reform policies. those will work. and then that is a positive dynamic that has helped a lot. >> rose: which one has the best climate of innovation and culture of innovation? >> well, that's hard to compare. they both are putting a lot into their top universities. in the sense of actual research, china is ahead on that. in terms of turning out lots of good software engineers, people who are doing coding for companies, all over the world, india is the lead in that. and that'
china is quite far ahead of india in terms of-- . >> rose: but willing to catch up. >> you know, china would have to hit a platteau. the rate of economic growth in china has been higher than in india for all of the last 20 years. and what that means in terms of, say, the personal computer market is about seven times bigger in china than india. the health indicators are a lot better. so china set a very strong example. now india often will make reforms because they're jealous. there...
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i think it is very difficult for face book is currently blocked in china, youtube is blocked in china. >> rose: right. >> most major sites that exist are blocked in china. i think, you know, it is practically speaking very difficult for western or outside internet companies to operate there in places where there is sensitivity. >> rose:. >> you know, search, media, news, things like that. >> rose: so you have to wait until either the regime changes or something, some technology changes? >> well i think we have a tremendous number of really great services that are really, i think, important to the internet and to the world and we hope that the chinese people will be allowed to access this. >> rose: what do you worry about? >> let's see. what do i worry about? i mean, i come back to the users, and i look at what is possible to do with technology, and i think we are still, you know, one percent of the way there. >> rose: do you? one percent? >> yeah. >> or where we can be? >> absolutely. >> rose: tell me where we might be. tell me what 15 percent looks like. >> rose: i mean this is the k
i think it is very difficult for face book is currently blocked in china, youtube is blocked in china. >> rose: right. >> most major sites that exist are blocked in china. i think, you know, it is practically speaking very difficult for western or outside internet companies to operate there in places where there is sensitivity. >> rose:. >> you know, search, media, news, things like that. >> rose: so you have to wait until either the regime changes or something,...
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>> well, china again the short-term, what china is trying to do is make growth a little stronger. >> rose: right. >> but what they are doing, they are playing for the long run, what they are trying to do is shift the way their economy growth growth, they are relying more on consumption and domestic demand, less on exports because they have woken up and recognized they are too big to run the economic strategy based on export like growth so they are trying to shift the economy and we have encouraged this shift, it is very much in our interest toward more domestic demand and consumption so when they are looking to provide more growth in the short term they are looking at things like providing tax cuts on consumption of good for consumers, things like that which is a good change. >> rose: they have new levels of wage demand too. >> wages are rising, which is inevitable. and exchange rate is higher as you know and that is shifting the competitive playing field in our favor, in what is necessary and fundamentally a good direction. >> and you expect them to be more amenable to our arguments
>> well, china again the short-term, what china is trying to do is make growth a little stronger. >> rose: right. >> but what they are doing, they are playing for the long run, what they are trying to do is shift the way their economy growth growth, they are relying more on consumption and domestic demand, less on exports because they have woken up and recognized they are too big to run the economic strategy based on export like growth so they are trying to shift the economy...
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including russia and including china who voted against increasing the sanctions. a word from your government that it is over would mean to him it is over. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. i don't think so. this is an aim less perception he is sitting this like waiting for the phone call from moscow to tell him what to do. >> rose: it is not that. it is just if moscow says you should go he has no more options. he has nobody -- >> this is not the case, no. >> rose: you are the only one on his side. >> we do not agree with that, no. he has 300,000 strong armed force on his side, and -- >> rose: there are some defections, number one. we have had an assassination as well. >> but this is not our assessment. he is not sort of our stooge sitting there. >> rose: it is not a stooge. it is just that you are a very strong -- the russian bear is a very strong friend of a dictator under siege. fair enough? >> i have described to you our understanding of the complex situation, and, in fact, assad going, what does it mean? because he is not one person, just one person. >> r
including russia and including china who voted against increasing the sanctions. a word from your government that it is over would mean to him it is over. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. i don't think so. this is an aim less perception he is sitting this like waiting for the phone call from moscow to tell him what to do. >> rose: it is not that. it is just if moscow says you should go he has no more options. he has nobody -- >> this is not the case, no. >> rose:...