China is the new world power and we shouldn’t be afraid to admit that. The world is infinitely more stable with more than one world power. The world would be even better off if the super powers played off each other’s successes. Since America was the only super power since the end of the cold war the world has actually been less stable according to many political scientists. China’s ascension into the world’s scene has been very smooth because they are not looking to overturn the current world order; they merely want to join them. China may be huge for manufacturing but they rely heavily on imports of raw materials because they do not have much of that in their country. It should also be noted that they would have no one to sell to if they were hostile and looking to convert the world into one communist nation. And yes people in China don’t live in the same kind of free world that we do, I have a friend who moved to China because of her father’s job. They do not allow the use of facebook or personal blogs and they are very strict about the use of the internet. America shouldn’t be feeling threatened by China but we should embrace their willingness to be a part of this world and use it to our advantage. The Chinese leadership is very intelligent and they are always seeking to be more informed about the world as it is. It looks like they are looking for the open relationship with the world that would be beneficial to us, we should be wary of any personal secret relationships they make, but since they have not moved towards that it seems that we have nothing to worry about. China is up and coming faster than we could ever imagine and there is nothing wrong with that, America should look for ways that we can benefit from their rise. We cannot think of it as us losing jobs to them, but an opportunity to create more jobs in our country to work with, in tandem, with the Chinese.
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