Seeing China's economic evolution in one family’s story

When journalist Scott Tong began reporting on China's explosive economy, he was advised to look past the new skyscrapers of Shanghai and take the long view. In “A Village With My Name,”...

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The president's decision to hit China with new tariffs today underscoresthe kind of powerhouse it has become on the global stage economically.In fact, China is ranked as the world's second largest economy, well behind the U.S., buton its way to becoming the largest.Tonight, our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, hears a personal take about how thecountry has evolved in the modern era, through generations of change.It's part of his weekly series, Making Sense.MAN: This is a good one.MAN: Yes.PAUL SOLMAN: Alvin, Anna, and Scott Tong are longtime Americans.But the family's history over the last century tracks China's evolution into a global economicpower.WOMAN: From American Public Media, this is "Marketpla...