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Why workers who make American-brand footwear in China have walked off the job.
We hear why some Chinese factory workers who make American-brand footwear are demanding more money and better treatment by their bosses. And, how American-style graffiti is allowed to thrive on the concrete walls of Beijing. Plus, what China can learn from America when it comes to building skyscrapers. The Chinese-American re-enactor taking on the British at the Battle of Lexington. We meet an American man who goes hunting for a Chinese name, and learn why more and more Chinese are adopting American-sounding names like 'Tom' and 'Cinderella'.
(Photo: Nike shoes displayed at an outlet in Jakarta. Credit: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images)
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Shoe Factory Strike
Chinese workers making America’s favourite footwear walk off the job
Duration: 04:00
Graffiti
American-style graffiti is thriving on the concrete walls of Beijing
Duration: 02:26
Chinese-American Minuteman
A Chinese-American does his part to re-enact a famous battle of the American Revolution
Duration: 05:42
Skyscrapers
What China can learn from America’s skyscrapers
Duration: 05:10
English Names for Chinese
What is behind all the strange American-sounding names so popular in China
Duration: 05:15
Chinese Name for an American
An American goes hunting for a Chinese name of his own
Duration: 03:50
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- Sat 26 Apr 2014 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Sat 26 Apr 2014 08:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Sat 26 Apr 2014 18:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Sun 27 Apr 2014 14:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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