China Statement Essay

Mr. Rowley
Advanced World Studies
Abigail Colpitts

China Statement Essay

The statement: U.S. Relations with China is a Necessary evil.

    In most stores someone goes to they will find that many products are made from China. We would not have these products if we did not have relations with China. A child’s toy, look at the bottom or on the tag, “MADE IN CHiNA” it may read and most likely will read. A lot of clothing, shirts especially, “Made in China”. Random odds and ends someone may find around the house, “Made in China”. We get so much from China and at what expense? We are very much in debt to China and it’s government, eight percent of our debt is to China. Some of China’s culture will be found in America. Imagine if we did not have these ties with China, imagine what we would not have, but imagine what jobs there would to make up for that loss. Yes we need jobs, but could we survive without their culture? I do not think so.
    In America many people are not happy with our government some of which say that China owns us, if they wanted to they could take our country in a heart beat. But then go to China. So many College students in China are protesting, wanting more of OUR culture and even some dare to say democracy. In the movie that we watched “Tiananmen Square” it talked all about the protests and how The government responded to it. They did give them some freedom and so to say, “a longer leash”. The students noticed that they were able to speak up more then in the past and they used this new founded freedom to make a stand and ask for more freedom.
    But right when they asked for Democracy the Chinese government instantly said no. They were open for more freedom but if it was out of the government’s control they would not allow it.
    America is known for our debts. China is known for their money and well, smart people. But America has freedoms and rights, the Constitution. Many of China’s people are not treated right or fairly, at least not by our standards. America is so used to life of freedoms and rights that the way the Chinese people are treated make American’s angry and upset.
    Why is that? Because of Moral. Their morals and our morals are much different. What they think is right and necessary we may think is cruel and has not reason. That is a big reason why American’s find our ties with China evil. But then many of thsoe who find it evil use products from China, wear clothing from China, eat food from China, decorate their homes with things that came from Chinese culture.
    So yes, the U.S. relations with China is a necessary evil.