Hello, and welcome to the tenth edition of  后视镜, Rear View Mirror, your guide to a tenth week of programmes reviewed here on China Radio International.
 
Programme 1: http://english.cri.cn/4026/2007/07/26/1361@253913.htm

Our first extract this week comes from Biz China:

"China's top copyright official has pledged to promote copyright protection in the Internet domain.
"Liu Binjie is head of the National Copyright Administration.
"We will strengthen the enforcement of copyright laws, fight against Internet piracy and improve copyright medium and social support systems."
"China has fully amended its copyright laws since 2001. Last year, the country introduced a special regulation to improve copyright protection on the Internet.
"Meanwhile, it has taken part in some international pacts on Internet copyright protection, including World Intellectual Property Organization, or WIPO, Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty."

Programme 2:  http://english.cri.cn/4026/2007/07/23/269@252785.htm

Indeed, progress is being made on intellectual property rights. And you can hear that in many places. But still, it’s sometimes the duty of language editors to ensure clear blue water. Here's  Wednesday's China Drive:

"The Green Hornet is about Britt Reid, a playboy who inherits his father's newspaper. By day, he lazily reprints material from other newspapers, but by night, he regains our respect by finally doing good work for the community, with his sidekick, the martial arts master Kato."

This is simple dramatic irony. In a non-commercial sense, there's nothing very harmful with copying information - as this newspaper owner does. The only question is what vacuum it is being used to fill.

Remember that all of the programmes you hear on today's programme are available to stream online whenever you choose. Just type www.crienglish.com and follow the links.

Now, in the next section, I won't play any specific shows. Instead, in this part of Rear View Mirror, I'll play you some of the voices I sampled on the street just outside Beijing Foreign Studies University. I was asking Chinese people - mostly students - in what ways they listen to CRI's programmes.

I first asked whether they listen for education or entertainment:

A&B: Entertainment!

A: Maybe, when I am free, I listen to CRI as relaxation

I asked what they thought of the hosts:

A: Excellent! I like their pronunciation and their voices

C: Hosts? They are very active. The atmosphere is very good. And the voices are very nice.

I asked them which programs they listened to:

A: Every morning's news. I can get some information from it. I think that's a good way to learn English.

D: CRI News? I can get a lot of information from CRI news - information about China and about the world.

E: 活力活动。I don't know how to say this in English.

F: I know Raymond and Ya Jie, but I don't know the name [of their show]

G: I don't know. I just listen to it!

And finally, I asked them how they listened to CRI:

B: I f I have time, when I'm walking in the street, I will listen.

H: I think in Beijing, when most people listen to this programme, they are driving. They are drivers, and it offers them a lot of fun.

I: Yes. I can [listen to CRI]. But only on the internet. With the radio, I cannot. It is very difficult. It is very far away from here. But internet - yes, I can.

Hopefully, this complements Listener's Garden's introduction to higher education.

Programme 3: http://english.cri.cn/4026/2007/07/23/269@252792.htm

Our final extract for this week is taken from a very well-written sports report by CRI's Dan Dan. I apologise for the quality of the audio. This report really was broadcast from Toronto. You can hear the very fresh excitement.

"The grand Final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, staged in Toronto's National Soccer Stadium, turned out to be a courageous and impressive fight between the Czech Republic and Argentina.

"Although the marvelous Martin Fenin struck first for the Czechs, it was not enough against a new-look Argentina, who finally won out 2-1 to celebrate their sixth Under-20 title.

"The contest was actually a fierce fight. The referee handed out six cards, all yellow, in the first 45 minutes as the underdog Czechs looked to show the five-time champions they were far from intimidated.

"The Europeans, who eliminated Spain and Austria en route to a surprise Final berth, weren't aimlessly throwing their ample weight around, either. For large chunks of the first period, they controlled possession and dictated the pattern of play with sharp, incisive counter attacks.

"The match went into a heated period in the second half with a two-goal surge, which turned the game on its side, if not its head, and sent both sets of supporters into hysterics.

"The situation was not broken until the last ten minutes when Argentina scored the match-winning goal.

"The final result 2-1 left thousands of fans of Argentina in a sea of happiness."

It's time to draw things to a close again. So, before I leave you to the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, from me, Matthew Stedman and Rear View Mirror, it's goodbye.