704 Casanova's Venice; China 2023

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🗓️ 11 February 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Historian Laurence Bergreen takes us to 18th-century Venice — the time of Casanova, when this "Most Serene Republic" had become the Sin City of Europe. And the head of the Young China Group think tank lets us in on what he wishes Americans knew about today's China and what he expects to see as it emerges from the pandemic, and explains the key challenges it's facing in our changing world.

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0:00.0	Carnival in Venice is legendary. Participation in the festival's rituals used to be mandatory.
0:07.0	In Venice, by law, Venetians had to wear a special costume and masks all year round, not just a carnival.
0:15.0	Coming up, we'll look at what the Sin City of Europe was really like in the 18th century world of Casanova.
0:20.0	After three tough pandemic years, our businesses in China likely to recover.
0:26.0	Zack Dijkwald of the young China group suggests watching for some creative global partnerships.
0:32.0	Mexico and China instead of being competitors or collaborators.
0:35.0	Zack reports in from Mexico City on the models he's finding for economic growth in the years ahead.
0:40.0	People in China have a lot in common with people in Mexico, in terms of what they need, how they use technology, how they access the internet, how they access credit, how they access debt.
0:48.0	They have a lot in common with people in Indonesia, throughout Southeast Asia, throughout India.
0:53.0	It's all coming up on Travel with Rick Steves. Stay with us.
1:00.0	Young American who consults businesses on what the millennial generation in China wants is finding that Mexico is poised to play a larger role in the trade relationships between global powers.
1:09.0	Zack Dijkwald tells us why he's in Mexico City on his way to China.
1:14.0	And he'll update us on the pandemic's impacts on Chinese society in just a bit on today's Travel with Rick Steves.
1:21.0	Three hundred years ago, Venice was a required stop on the Grand Tour for young European gentlemen of means.
1:27.0	It was a place to enjoy part of their coming of age.
1:30.0	Historian Lawrence Bergerin looks at the pleasure capital of Europe through the eyes of one of its best no-an-authors and adventures, Jackamo Casanova.
1:38.0	His book is Casanova, the world of a seductive genius. Lawrence, thanks for joining us.
1:44.0	I'm glad to be here. Thank you.
1:46.0	So Casanova, I mean, he's just synonymous for a great lover and a great seducer, but he's more than that.
1:52.0	I mean, he's an incredible personality and thankfully he left a massive memoir for us to learn.
1:57.0	Yes.
1:58.0	Give us a little thumbnail about why he is such an exceptional personality.
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