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 * Question to be debated: Is China responsible enough - to its citizens and global community - to be an example to emerging/growing nations?

Closing arguments: I think China can be a great country if they were to fix some problems. A problem they can fix is the human rights problem they have there which is how the government censers people when they speak out against the government. Google had to make a special Google page for China because the government wanted certain cites to be blocked based on the ideas the cites had. Also, the government has tried the hardest they could on being more green by the thing they offer to the people like how one city has bike stations all over and when you ride on the bike, you lower the pollution by how you're just riding your bike and not driving a car which adds pollution to the air. All countries have problems, even the U.S, but that doesn't stop them from being a role model to other countries. So, if everyone would pull together and try to work on their problems, the country of China would be a prosperous one.

Trying to prove that from Confuscius’s ideas that other countries can and should look up to china for help on how to run their government by highlighting key points that Confucius has represented.
 * Explain, from your perspective (Confucius), China's stance on:


 * Human Rights - Freedom of Speech (2)


 * The government limits the amount of things people can say about the government, which I disagree with because I believe that the people should be able to speak the truth without having to deal with the government hunting them down just because they were speaking on what they thought was right. I also believe in the golden rule which is, “treat others the way you want to be treated.” Also, Confucianism "largely defined the mainstream discourse on gender in China from the Han dynasty onward,” and its strict gender roles were a cornerstone of family, and thus, societal stability, continues to shape social life throughout East Asia. Women were suppose to uphold the Three Subordinations, which were: 1. Be subordinate to her father before marriage, 2. Be subordinate to her husband after marriage, and 3. Be subordinate to her son after her husband died. This is how women should act, they should always help their husband or husband’s family whenever they need any sort of help. I find it surprising that there aren’t that many laws in China. There doesn’t have to be a lot, but it seems that there are not as many laws in China as people would think. I don’t understand why the government would want to censor people because of what they believe. There have been cases where people have been arrested just because they were talking about how they would want a new government. The government hops on that and finds that person and makes them pay for it. That’s no reason to go pick a fight with someone! Just because someone doesn’t agree with what you say, does not mean they should be punished for it. Why can’t we all just listen to what they have to say because maybe, their idea’s could make China a better place. Even if they’re wrong, you still should hear what they said and he/she would then understand why they were wrong and why the government was right.


 * Global Interdependence - Specific Focus on economic relationships (2)
 * He argues that the best government is one that rules through rites and peoples natural mortality rather then bribery and coercion. "If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame. If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of the shame, and moreover will become good." Confucius is often considered a great proponent of conservatism. While he supported the idea of government by an all-powerful sage, ruling as an Emperor his ideas contained a number of elements to limit the power of rulers.


 * Environment - Air and Water pollution (2)
 * I disapprove of what has happened in China over the Air and Water pollution. It’s sad to see our beautiful waters polluted by our own kind and to see beautiful cities like Beijing polluted with smog all over it. If we would all just clean up after ourselves and help clean up those parts a lot more, we could have many problems fixed. The beautiful land I’ve once seen has now been tainted by the very hands of my own kind. This situation falls under my golden rule, if I was the earth, I wouldn’t want to have my air polluted and my water polluted. I would want my water so clear, I can see the very bottom of the water and i can see the fish swim in the water. I would want my air clear without any smog at all and be able to smell the sweet scent of flowers on any day. It’s also sad to see that all of China’s rivers are polluted. That’s right, ALL of them are polluted severely. I never would have thought my country would have this badly polluted rivers. It makes me wonder how could we have let this happen? Even worse, half of the population of China has had to drink water that was contaminated with human and animal waste. China must do something to stop this, and I believe they can do it if they put their mind to it.


 * Tolerance of Diversity - Acceptance and treatment of other groups (some who oppose the government) (2)


 *  There should be no distinction of classes everyone should be equal in how they are treated. The basis of my teachings is to seek knowledge, study, and become a better person, and that’s a beat we can all sing to. His moral teachings emphasized self-cultivation, emulation of moral exemplars, and the attainment of skilled judgment rather than knowledge of rules.


 * What efforts have you taken to interact with China? (5) I have spread the word of Confucianism to all the people in China willing to listen to me and my teachings, which has influenced many cultures like Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. My teachings have impacted many people and changed their thoughts and reasonings. I have even impacted rulers and emperors of China’s leaders. I have spoken to the current leader of China and talked about how he could take some pages from my book and be a little more relaxed on things like the freedom of speech of the people of China. If we were to lighten the peoples mind’s in China, we would have many people at peace and people being nice to others. I’ve also talked to them on how their government should rule with rites and people’s natural morality because I say, "If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame. If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of the shame, and moreover will become good." <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I have tried to spread the word about how we should value the lives of human beings over property and anything else. If we preserve the humans of today, we can continue the human race for years to came and if we always do that, then the human race will live forever. If China takes care of it’s people, they can live and prosper to be great!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What success you have had on promoting a positive relationship with China? (5)

We have been promoting relationships with China because of all of the things that we have been help teaching are ideas and philosophies about how we should be treating each other the same and we should treat are people the same and continue to improve on giving people more rights. We are economically stable and continue to help out other countries that have their shares of flaws. Like other countries we have flaws in are way of life but the only way we can fix those flaws is if we work together to fix them and become a world united, and create are own Utopia right here on earth.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss the intent Confucius has in promoting (or working against) the progress of China. (5) <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I believe China can become a very great society if we work at it. If we were to work on our problems, we could become a power house for the future. We may not be perfect now, but who is? They’ve all had to work to what they are, they always at once started at the bottom and with things like trade, modernization, and through peace through the people, our country would become great and prosper for generations to come. Because of my teachings being spread through the country of China, it has impacted people’s thoughts by changing the way they look at life. I have helped the leaders of China think about their own values by having them read my poems and for them to then reflect on them to see if their values match mine and if they don’t, they could work to change their life and ways to match mine so he can achieve peace and tranquility on his own soul. Then they would become a better leader and lead their people with respect and not with tyranny and less rights for the citizens of China. I also believe that if the people of China would not discriminate against people of race and religion, the people would treat each other well and be able to live in cooperation and be able to get things done a lot faster because of how now that the people don’t discriminate against each other.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What impact will China have on the next 50 years of world history? (5)

China will continue to the improvement of the world and keep it moving in the right direction, they will continue to help countries with their economic issues and lead them to a better education and help them get on their feet economically China will continue to contribute to the improvement of the world. They will use their technology to the help of the world and keep us moving and the right direction.
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