Throughout this semester my group
and I focused on relations between China and the United States of America. As
we found, choosing a topic and deciding which was of more importance to write
about proved to be problematic every time. However after deciding
what to focus on, in our first post we first gave some general background information on different
stressors to China-U.S. relations. Some of the main reasons we listed were
economic tensions due to China’s rapid economic growth after trade
liberalization, political tensions due to different perspectives on the purpose
of different policies, and China’s support of the Kim and Assad regimes. In our
second post we then wrote about China’s recent advancements in ballistic
missiles and the possible security issues that come up with the improved
capabilities of both Chinese and U.S. weapons. In our third post we discussed
the issue of cyber espionage and the potential security risks that arise with
everything being done digitally nowadays. Lastly, in our fourth post we decided
to turn things upside down and talk about environmental agreements that both
China and the U.S. are making that are good steps in the direction towards a
potentially stronger relationship.
I feel I have gained much throughout this
semester specifically towards my major. As a BIAS student focusing on global
politics in Asia this project has been nothing but beneficial to me. Before
this blog I would never have found a reason to go more in depth from the
perspective of the Chinese about the topics that we chose. By researching from
Chinese run websites I was able to gain a new view on media bias and just how
important it is to do thorough research. When it comes to group work, I will
definitely look for groups of six or seven to either study or just work with
due to all the perspectives and help that is provided. Working in a group
helped keep me on task while at the same time I gained a lot by helping the
group as well when needed. Overall, I believe this has been a very worthwhile
project and that as a group and individually we have all grown to understand
and be more knowledgeable in China-U.S. relations and that hopefully one day
there will be total peace between both world nations.
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