The U.S. government and mainstream media often treat China as a threat, taking a negative view of the communist nation’s power, influence and role in the global economy. Ann Lee, an economics professor at NYU and the author of What the U.S. Can Learn from China, says that by overemphasizing our differences, the U.S. is missing a vital opportunity to learn from the superpower. And on this week’s Global Notes, Jerome and Eight Forty-Eight and Radio M host Tony Sarabia chat about Brazilian artist Gal Costa’s latest album, Recanto.