Agenda for 4/30

1. Chinese Ghost Towns - click link to watch video (0:00-13:18)

• Answer the following questions after watching the video and submit answers to eBackpack Assignment #22 - Chinese Ghost Towns.

• 1. What percent of China's GDP has been from real estate?
• 2. How does China calculate its GDP in terms of real estate? 
• 3. What is real estate "speculation?"
• 4. How many millions of empty homes exist in 11 of China's major "ghost towns?"
• 5. What is being destroyed to build these new "cities?"
• 6. What is the value of the land taken by rural farmers to build the new Chinese cities?
• 7. What percent of GDP has real estate been in China for the last three years?
• 8. Why would it be a disaster if the real estate bubble "bursts?"

2. Preparing to debate

• complete the "Preparing to Debate" note sheet

3. Determining Tasks/Areas of Expertise

• The students in each group with assigned to the followings tasks/areas of expertise:

• Opening Statement
• China's relationship to the US
• US top priority in China
• China's military role
• Role of human rights in US-China policy
• Closing Statement