[captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> dr. henry kissinger's long career includes his time as u.s. secretary of state, during which he was awarded the nobel peace prize. he made a historic trip to china, which ushered in an era end a relationship that continues to grow in importance and complexity. his new book is called "on china." thank you for your time. let me start with some basics. how much of the way we view china and the way they do business has to do with this huge and gap between the numbers of people -- 300 million americans, and 1.3 ha billion chinese people -- how much of the way we see things differently has to do with the number of citizens? >> china is too vague, and -- ibg, and it has a huge population compared to any other country, and governing hough and 1.3 billion people -- governing 1.3 billion people is a huge task, so some of the problems have to do with the difference in numbers. some house to do with the difference in history. american history is relatively brief. chinese history is a uninterrupted for 4000

. >> host: we are regional by former secretary of state dr. henrykissinger who has a masterful new book out called quite simply "on china." dr. kissinger, let's talk about more current events, particularly as they relate to the united states relationship with china. it's very complicated now. i remember when it's working for president nixon in the early 1990s, he said it's interesting because when kissinger and i opened relations with china in the early '70s, it was all about strategic issues, which we talked about before the break. he said now in the early '90s he said now it's almost all about economics. i think now in the 21st century it's a combination of both, strategic and economic. when you look at china's incredibly rapid economic rise, are you stunned or are you surprised, or not at all? >> guest: i'm surprised, and so would nixon be in any of us who were in the original group that opened to china. when nixon -- when i had been to china but before nixon left, nixon invited the french who had been in china, to see what we could learn from th

. >> host: again secretary of state dr. henry kissinger whose masterful book is called "on china." i'm monica crowley. thank you for joining us today. >> that was "after words," booktv's signature program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policymakers, legislators and others familiar with their material. "after words" airs every weekend on booktv at 10:00 pm on saturday, 12:00 and 9:00 pm on sunday and 12:00 am on monday. you can also watch "after words" online. go to booktv.org and click on "after words" in the booktv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. .. >> pride, how's it going? good. i should just begin by saying sometimes you just can't really trust the media. [laughter] >> i have no idea what you mean. >> and saying this for someone who comes from the media. we tend to oversimplify. i think we care more about -- we care more about the tension and conflict and last but not depth and complex. in saying this because judging by on 60 minutes -- a segment on 60 minute, you would think that, you know, you

and then there's this, our medical producer spoke recently to a researcher, dr. henry lay of the university of washington. like the w.h.o., he's been reviewing cell phone studies. what he found is that in the studies not funded by the cell phone industry, 67% reported negative health effects like fertility problems and cancer. but in a studies that were funded by the cell phone industry, just 28%. that's according to a respected researcher on radiation and its effects on people. but you can't draw any firm conclusions on that, just like the w.h.o. couldn't draw a firm cancer connection from the studies they looked at. that's why the cell phone industry trade group say the reports say they do not cause cancer, but they do say they might. i sat down earlier tonight with dr. sanjay gupta. the world health organization has always assured consumers that cell phone radiation had no adverse health effects. today it seems like a different message. >> it very much does. this is happening as what he speak. they're saying cell phone use and these electro magnetic waves, they're g

deep inside the psyche of the emerging global power china, with the man who perhaps knows it best, dr. henry kissinger, and finally, how does president obama go from heads and shoulders above chancellor merkel to just about even? we'll show you. >>> now here's my take. those of you who watched the show last week know that i talked about the need to tackle america's unemployment crisis, 24 million americans unemployed or underemployed. well, i'm going to talk about this again, because it really is the crucial problem underlying all others. president obama has proposed a number of specific policies to tackle the jobs crisis but they have gone nowhere because republicans say that their top concern is the deficit and debt. well, those of you worried about the debt, i should say those of us because i would strongly include myself, let's please remember if unemployment doesn't go down fast, the deficit is going to get much worse. if you're serious about deficit reduction the single most important factor that will shrink it is to have working people and paying taxes. i want to focus on one of obama

distemper bookstore today, and there was a book about dr. henry castle he developed this treatment for heart disease. so they tell you when you get this radiation, we are giving you the amount of radiation that the body can stand. and sometime there may be complete repercussions. but, you know, we have 30. you have a life-threatening illness. is just a shock. you cannot believe it, and it takes awhile to realize that you have a chance to be okay, at least i had that chance. this last situation i just knew that i was really, really sick. it advanced. it was an advanced case. >> states for. >> stage for. they had the kind of standard. it was most things. they call you up and say, okay. you have some bad cells. that is the moment where your blood runs cold. then you need. he says well, actually, the garden variety. that is progressing. the good news it

please welcome henry kissinger. dr. kissinger, please don't get up, sir. right, sir, as i was explaining to my audience in the second act of the show there are some out there who may not know the stature of the man sitting before me. you have advised many presidents under diplomacy. you were secretary of state to both nixon and ford. you received the nobel peace prize for the paris peace accords in 1973. and you've got a presidential medal of freedom. you published numerous works on foreign relations and your new book is called "on china" >> right. >> stephen: what's it about? (laughter) it's about the relationship between china and the united states in the-- . >> stephen: i got a bone to pick with you about that. you helped open the door to china, okay. and when you left, you left the door open. you should have closed it when you left china because now china has gotten out into the world and they are a major competition. shouldn't i blame you for some of the rise of china? >> well, two things. when we first went into china it was a very under developed co

dr. kimberly henry. former patient for libel, defamation, envision of privacy and inability to run a business. today a judge threw out that lawsuit saying the review was protected under free speech. >>> many there is welcome financial news in sonoma county where millions of dollars will roll in this weekend. nascar has come to town. and as wayne friedman reports there may be financial tea leaves in the remnant of all that burned rubber. >> after awhile it becomes one big dusty dirty blur. >> we save money just to come to this. this is an important event for us. >>reporter: big for him and big for 100,000 other people who will pack the race way this weekend for ethanol induced hero worship. >> that is for real. tattoo. hurt like heck. >>reporter: welcome today one of 3 concluding with toyota 350 on sunday. l different here because it is a road race. >> we have left and right hand turns. left. left. left. >> but beyond the competition there may be a sub plot here because of some fi pundit view nascar as an

. >> we are joined by former secretary of state henry kissinger who has a masterful book called quite simply "on china." dr. kissinger, let's talk about more current events, particularly as they relate to the united states relationship with china. it's very complicated now. i remember when i was working for president nixon in the early 1990's he said it's interesting because when kissinger and i opened relations with china in the early 70's it was all but strategic issues which we talked about before the break. she said in the early 90's it's almost all about economics. now in the 21st century is a combination of both, the strategic and economic. when you look at china's incredibly rapid economic rise, are used on or surprised or not at all? >> guest: i am surprised and so what mix in the in the group that opened to china. when nixon -- when i had been to china but before nixon went, he invited the french who had been in china to see what we could learn from that and lonrho said it's a desperately poor country, the most important thing you can do is to do it plan had to get the economic aid but he didn't w