but back to our canceled tv shows, this is not simply about cultural exports. it s about controlling what the chinese people hear and see. mr. hu is trying to create a layer of stability in 2012 and beyond. 2012, of course, is an election year that sees beijing on the cusp of unprecedented change. seven of the nine top members of the standing committee will be stepping down. 70% of china s top 200 leaders will be replaced. and in his final months in office, mr. hu is focusing on internal politics and the transition. setting the ideological foundations to guide a new generation of young leaders. some of them like the party secretary of chong king, have been openly arguing that china has become too westernized, too material stick, too unequal, and too untethered from its past. bo has spoken of a return to
year that sees beijing on the cusp of unprecedented change. seven of the nine top members of the standing committee will be stepping down. 70% of china s top 200 leaders will be replaced. and in his final months in office, mr. hu is focusing on internal politics and the transition, setting the ideological foundations to guide a new generation of young leaders. some of them like the party secretary of chong king, have been openly arguing that china has become too westernized, too materialistic, too unequal, and too untethered from its past. bo has spoken of a return to continue few confucian values, returning to the songs of the cultural revolution. he speaks rev represently about china s mowist values. a lament about the consequences of capitalism. we ve seen a bold assertive beijing in 2011. it spoke confidently after the
we have a great show for you today. i was asking myself whom would i like to hear from about the ups and downs this crazy republican race. my answer was alan simpson, the former republican senator from wyoming, legendary for his frankness and wit. of course, we ll also talk it america s fiscal future because he is the simpson of simpson-bowles. next up, i ll talk to a scholar and former pentagon official about the administration s dramatic plan to cut the pentagon budget. is it too much, too little, or is it the goldie locks budget? then, the west and iran are headed toward a serious showdown. what happens next? will oil spike to $150 a barrel? what is the end game here? we have four top experts to guide us through. also, we ll tell you the real reason china is revamping most of its television shows. it s not to get better ratings. my take this week is on iran. you ll hear from others on this later, but i ll go first. there s not much foreign policy talk on the campai
administration s dramatic plan to cut the pentagon budget. is it too much, too little, or is it the goldie locks budget? then, the west and iran are headed toward a serious showdown. what happens next? will oil spike to $150 a barrel? what is the end game here? we have four top experts to guide us through. also, we ll tell you the real reason china is revamping most of its television shows. it s not to get better ratings. my take this week is on iran. you ll hear from others on this later, but i ll go first. there s not much foreign policy talk on the campaign trail, as you probably noticed, except for one issue. everyone is talking about iran s new strength and assertiveness, its missile tests, its progress on the nuclear program, its moves in iraq. mitt romney, the republican front-runner, describes iran as the greatest threat the world faces over the next decade. in fact, the real story on the ground is that iran is weak and getting weaker. sanctions have pushed the