Inside China Today: The Social, Political and Economic Situation with Breitbart's Frances Martel

The image China projects to the world is familiar to most --- that of a technologically advanced nation rapidly ascending to global dominance.

But what about the domestic situation in China? Most of us have only small fragments of insight about China's inner workings --- our picture of life within China is incomplete. In this episode of EmpowerU, Breitbart's Frances will complete that picture for us.

In her capacity as Breitbart's International Editor, Ms. Martel has deep knowledge of the prevalent social, political, and economic issues China faces internally, and she understands the impact China's internal state might have on its future standing in the world.

Specific topics Frances will address include the following: the implications of the fact that young Chinese are not marrying and having children because they have no hope for the future; the shortage of females due to China's since abandoned one-child policy; China's persecution of Christians and other minority groups; the implication of the fact that the way in which Chinese use social media use in China differs from that in the United States. Frances will take audience questions in the final 20 minutes of the hour.

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Speaker Bio

It was while working for Mediaite that Martel had her first interaction with Andrew Breitbart. “It was hard to keep up with Andrew’s brain -- he was rapid fire. He hated elitism, hated the idea of an ivory tower of rich, white liberals telling the rest of us what to believe,” she says. “I clicked with that.”

It clicked for her so much that in 2013 she joined Breitbart News Network as free-lancer. She proceeded to quickly rise through the ranks, becoming its International Editor. Her expertise includes Latin America, China, Africa and the Middle East, and religious persecution globally.

Martel’s writing has been cited across the political spectrum, from Rush Limbaugh to Lawrence O’Donnell. She holds a BA in Government studies from Harvard University, and a JD from Fordham University School of Law.