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Focuses on legal advocate Zhou Litai, and his efforts to win settlements for worker's compensation in China. Challenges he faces, including death threats and a corrupt court system; Success of his crusade for worker's rights; Topic of dangerous and unsanitary conditions in Chinese factories.

Discusses the social conditions for young Chinese residents of Shenzhen, China. View that many of them are experiencing living on their own for the first time; Description of the city, which was created as an experiment in capitalism; Mention of the radio show 'Empty Night, Not Alone,' hosted by Hu Xiaomei, on which she gives advice to young people from the city; Discussion of the impact of a lack of tradition on the lifestyles of the city's residents.

Presents the experiences of Wu Tingxin as a laborer in China.

Presents the experiences of Pang Zhongjun as a Chinese laborer in Taiwan.

Presents the experiences of a family in China whose members left home to find work in factories.

Discusses the labor industry in China, and the perception by Western countries of the social conditions for Chinese laborers.

Discusses how China's Communist Party is leaning toward broadening democratic elections in towns due to rural unrest and poor management of town's government.

Discusses the building of a railroad by the Chinese government between Kashi and the rest of China. Ethnic diversity of Kashi; Idea that the government is interested in raising the standard of living in Kashi; Idea that there are Communist motives behind the move; Immigration between the regions.

Reports on a planned meeting between doctors and a university professor to discuss the issue of cloning whole human beings as a method of helping infertile couples have children. Views of Panayiotis Zavos and Severino Antinori; The work in Europe by the Council of Europe which has drafted a Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.

Discusses the economic situation in China, in light of the expected accession of China to the World Trade Organization.

Reports on the Zhonghua, the first modern sedan automobile developed independently in China.

Discusses the opposition to economic globalization in China, in light of the pending inclusion of China in the World Trade Organization.

Discusses the response of people in several countries to the 2000 presidential election in the United States as of November 9, 2000. When the results of the election are expected to be known; Closeness of the election in which Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore are candidates; Possibility that Bush will win; International concerns regarding Bush's foreign policy; Outlook for the election.

Reports that China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revised its practices to allow the dissemination of greater amounts of information pertaining to certain issues.

Reports on the desirability of a college education in the United States to Chinese students, and the ways in which they prepare for such an education.

Focuses on China's concentration on governmental corruption to keep its grip on power and regain control of their economy.

Focuses on the creation of illegal schools by migrant laborers in urban communities of China, and the increased demand for schooling by migrant families.

Focuses on efforts of the Chinese government to limit the use of the Internet and other electronic communications in order to regulate those markets.

Reports on African students in China who are protesting in their country's Sierra Leone Embassy to demand that their government send them money for educational purposes.

Focuses on the efforts of Chinese consumer advocate Wang Hai. How he is able to make money while fighting for consumer rights.

Reports the political problems facing Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, as of August 1999, and their implications on reforms.

Focuses on the Chinese economy in 1999 and the entrepreneurship of Sun Changlin, a Chinese businessman.