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__Human Rights__: United States, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., had criticized China's human rights. He claimed Chinese activist have been unfairly detained or jailed. Huntsman stated, "The United States will never stop supporting human rights because we believe in the fundamental struggle for human dignity and justice wherever it may occur.” China is planning on tracking cell phone usage in their country. They say doing this will allow them to minimize congestion and improve efficiency of public travel. The United States believes that tracking cell phones will invade privacy. Another thing China is doing is accessing into e-mail accounts and censoring certain websites. President Obama met with the president of China, Hu Jintao, to discuss the importance of human rights. Obama pushed Hu Jintao to work on improving the human rights in China.
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__Global Interdependence__: The United States receives a majority of their imported goods from China. Also, they export a majority of their goods to China. The exports to China are growing twice as fast as United State's exports alone. The United States and China have a well running agricultural trade which consists of primarily soybeans, cotton, and wheat. This trade exceeded $12 billion dollars last year. The two countries agreed to allow more opportunities for American investment in China. United States and China had also made business deals the will generate $45 billion in American exports. China is funding a clean energy movement so that they will posses an abundance of wind power equipment that can be traded amongst countries.

__Environment__: Obama and Jintao agree on working together to enhance climate change, clean energy, and the environment in their respective countries. They are developing clean energy technologies that will result in economic growth. China wants to become the dominant maker of solar panels and wind turbines. The United States is willing to trade with China for these products, but they are afraid it will hurt American manufacturers. In China, there are dangerously high smog levels and it was found in domestically grown rice. China is on track to be producing half of the world's wind power equipment.

__Tolerance of Diversity__: China has installed a great amount of surveillance and technologically sophisticated censorship to prevent resistance from those opposed to single-party rule. The Chinese government controls the internet access of the people. Websites that discuss anything the government does not support are most likely blocked by the government. Also, social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, are shut down in China. The government has shut these down because they fear that the people of China will follow the events and happenings of the protests and uprisings throughout the Middle East. The Chinese government hires people to keep an eye on the internet and delete anything controversial to the image of the Chinese government. Google is censored in China and they have made an effective initiative by closing its involvement in the Chinese internet and reaching out to human's rights advocates. China responded with saying that companies that are performing business in the country must follow the laws.

__ What efforts have you taken to interact with China? __ President Obama welcomes President Hu Jintao to the White House in January. The two presidents meet to discuss how the countries need to establish a good relationship because the success of the people for both countries rely on each other in some way. This can be seen through all of the trade and economic relationships that the two countries possess. Obama encourages for Americans to be part of the workforce over in China instead of just being a market for Chinese products. Both leaders support multiple joint work programs.

__ Have you promoted a positive relationship with China? __ Both presidents agree that a positive relationship will improve their country's economy. President Obama is trying to get rid of China of the country's stereotype about taking advantage of low wages in manufacturing jobs.

__ Do you intend on promoting the progress of China? __ President Obama has met with President Hu Jintao to discuss the economy and what they can do to benefit their countries. The United States and China possess great trade relations and with being involved in these trade relations, the United States is helping to fund the economy of China.

__ What impact will China have on the next 50 years of world history? __ The growing economy will allow more employment opportunities in China. The unstable development of the country's air, water, and soil could ruin long-term economic growth and feed social instability.

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