Make-up assignments

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You should attend and actively participate in all seminar discussion sessions. You can only miss one session and still be eligible to receive credit for the course. You will need to make up the missed session by attending an online event (lecture/meeting/discussion panel, etc.) that focuses on issues related to East Asia and submiting a 150-200 word summary of what you learned, and post it here. The U.S.-China Institute offers at least one public event each month. 

 

• Attend an online event (lecture/meeting/discussion panel, etc.) that focuses on issues related to East Asia. The U.S.-China Institute offers at least one public event each month.
• Submit a 150-200 word summary of what you learned, and post it in the forum

 

[Julie Wakefield]

Tuesday, October 20, 2020  4pm  - - Webinar hosted by the University of Washington 'Where We Are At' series

An information packed webinar with lots of current information, as current as academics can get outside of China.

The professor spent time talking about how challenging it has been these last 7 - 8 months of getting accurate information from 'on the ground' in China as journalism, tourism and diplomatic relations have drastically been reduced and controlled. 

A few highlights

- there is still high, strong pressure to conform to Party preference and ethnic Chinese (Han) culture even as China globalizes.

- there is available evidence of attacks of religion, crackdowns on corruption (yet also evidence of more corruption) in an attempt to control and limit freedoms 

-the Chinese economy is the only world economy showing growth (there was a data point behind this comment, but I missed it). As the economy grows, China continues to give out loans, which is a typical response for them when their economy is strong. 

- there are huge pushes for investiment in Chinese developed and manufactured computer chips, AI, miedical devices, agricultural machinery and much more - as China pushed forth with their Made in China 2025 campaign (which is not widely publicized worldwide at the moment but still strong in China)

- there was some talk about Hong Kong - many facts with focus on China's continuing attempt to control and exert influence over HK. There is a talk in a few weeks about Hong Kong.

- additional information about Taiwan and their relationship with China (which is decidely different than that of Hong Kong). There is a lot of support outside of Taiwan to throw more support towards Taiwan against China, but Taiwan seems to be a more complacent in their relationship than Hong Kong (not sure if that is the word I want - but the two relationships with China are different.)

[Lizbeth Vazquez-Ruiz]

Date Time: Oct 29, 2020 04:00 PM 

What's Next in the US-China Economic Relationship

Description: Though we are quite intertwined, U.S.-China relations are at their lowest ebb in at least a generation. Focusing on our technology, trade and investment ties, what might be the aims of the next administration, whether headed by Donald Trump or Joseph Biden? What might that administration do to realize those aims? How is China likely to respond?

 

Joseph Biden requires immediate solutions to fix the relationship between the US and China. There are problems between both countries that have been building up for a long time. Trump brought his own perspective on these matters, and his own method. Joseph Biden has brought up the issues of missile technology proliferation, human rights and Taiwan. Biden has made the statement ““The United States welcomes the emergence of a prosperous, integrated China on the global stage, because we expect this is going to be a China that plays by the rules”. He has described China  as a top strategic challenge and agrees that the United states must regain its place in liberal values and economic innovation. Joseph Biden wants to rebuild alliances and partner with China on health security, climate change and nonproliferation. There might be new changes as the presidential election approaches. 

 

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