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Select TV and Radio Appearances
Charlie Rose Show
Internationally-recognized authority on Chinese consumerism Karl Gerth discusses his new book As China Goes, So Goes the World on the Charlie Rose Show.
CNN International’s
On China
Karl Gerth joins a panel of leading experts to discuss the past, present, and future of Chinese consumers.
New Books Network
An interview with New Books Network on Karl Gerth’s new book, Unending Capitalism: How Consumerism Negated China’s Communist Revolution which details how the state created brands, promoted and advertised particular products, set up department stores, and facilitated the promotion of certain luxury consumer products (notably wristwatches, bicycles, and sewing machines)—all in the Mao era.
NPR’s Morning Edition
Chinese consumers are spending. Karl Gerth tells NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep that Chinese consumerism already is changing the world. He writes about it in a new book called As China Goes, So Goes the World: How Chinese Consumers are Transforming Everything.
CBC’s Dispatches
Karl Gerth joins international correspondent Rick MacInnes Rae on his Canadian Broadcast Company program, Dispatches, for a discussion of the impacts and future influences of Chinese consumers.
PRI’s To the Point
On Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, storeowners are learning Chinese. When Bond Street in London runs out of pounds, shops accept Renminbi. The People’s Republic is changing the luxury market worldwide. Karl Gerth discusses current trends with host Warren Olney.
Radio EcoShock
Host Alex Smith interviews Karl Gerth on the environmental consequences and future implications of Chinese consumerism.