World partners

Discusses China's present and future in a precarious time of sweeping economic reform, a time in which it possesses powerful nuclear technology, a time of unthinkable violence in which repression of the people once again taking over.

Explores some of the similarities and differences between Canada and the United States, examining some of the misconceptions each country has of the other and the potential for greater understanding and cooperation. Also includes pertinent information about Canadian history, geography, economy, culture, and people.

Discusses Australia, emphasizing the changes that have taken place as it has moved from an isolationist country to a force in the world community.

Explores Japan's culture and its economy today--a productive and efficient one which has grown out of the devastation of World War II and thrown Japan into an interdependent partnership with the United States and made it a world economic force.

Discusses the rebuilding of East and West Germany after World War II, West Germany's partnership with the United States, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and prospects for reunification.