The last lecture class we started with discussing East Asia ( China, Japan, Hong Kong, Macca, Tawian, North and South Korea and Mongolia

-  We touched on how tradition, honor and identity is very important and must be followed.

We discussed communism in China
- On October 1st 1949, Mao's Tianane Square Proclamation: Improvements in standards of living

 The cost of the proclamation:
- Mao's policies are blamed by critics for causing severe damage in the collective society, economy and foreign relations of China.

The next part of Asia we discussed was South Asia ( India and its neighbors)
- There are a total of 23 different languages spoken

We spent some time talking about their solution to poverty

-Micro credits:Is a small loan for individuals so they can start a business.

I learned some new facts about various places:

-The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is declared a nuclear weapons state
- The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is in a perpetual war since 1978
- The Republic of Maldives is an archipelago is 1,192 islets
-The Republic of Maldives is also the smallest predominately Muslim nation in the world
-Nepal  has eight of the ten highest mountain peaks
-Bhutan is one of the most isolated in the world
-Bhutan is the only country to measure happiness ( Gross national happiness)

The last part of Asia we discussed was South Asia

We spoke about industrialization
-poor working conditions
- Export Processing Zones (EPZ's)

I think the EPZ zones are an interesting concept but the American people are so used to getting things right away I don't think the idea would work here.

I learned new facts about different areas in South Asia:

- Thailand: avoided colonization
- The Philippines was in US possession from 1898-1946
- The Philippines is  81% Catholic
-East Timor officially a country in 2002
-Singapore is one of the wealthiest countries on earth
-Singapore has very strict rules and strict banking guidelines