The Implications for America of China's Military Buildup and Aggressive Asia-Pacific Foreign Policy
When the Cold War ended over two decades ago, many in the West assumed that the threat from communism had been buried with the rubble of the Berlin Wall. However, while America slept, an authoritarian China was on the rise. China became one of our biggest mortgage companies, holding over $900 billion of our international debt. And in these past two decades Western observers forgot that while freedom blossomed in Eastern Europe, reform in
China failed.
The United States took a big gamble when it voted for permanent normal trade relations for China over a decade ago in what some termed as the most important vote since World War II. The vote was based upon a sadly mistaken belief that economic openings and a free market reform would lead to democracy, respect for the rule of law, and a full array of political and human rights for the Chinese people.
The Laogai Research Foundation estimates that there are close to 7 million people currently in Chinese labor camps. It is as if the entire population of Switzerland was being held behind barbed wire. Chinese authorities' ruthless campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, a peaceful organization which promotes truth, compassion, and tolerance, has continued unabated for more than 11 years.
And the American people have also borne the brunt of China's mercantile trade policies which promote trade surpluses through cheap exports based upon an artificial depreciation of China's currency. Jobs and American dollars have flown across the Pacific to China for the past two decades as the American people have suffered high unemployment and a diminished standard of living.
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China failed.
The United States took a big gamble when it voted for permanent normal trade relations for China over a decade ago in what some termed as the most important vote since World War II. The vote was based upon a sadly mistaken belief that economic openings and a free market reform would lead to democracy, respect for the rule of law, and a full array of political and human rights for the Chinese people.
The Laogai Research Foundation estimates that there are close to 7 million people currently in Chinese labor camps. It is as if the entire population of Switzerland was being held behind barbed wire. Chinese authorities' ruthless campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, a peaceful organization which promotes truth, compassion, and tolerance, has continued unabated for more than 11 years.
And the American people have also borne the brunt of China's mercantile trade policies which promote trade surpluses through cheap exports based upon an artificial depreciation of China's currency. Jobs and American dollars have flown across the Pacific to China for the past two decades as the American people have suffered high unemployment and a diminished standard of living.
The Implications for America of China's Military Buildup and Aggressive Asia-Pacific Foreign Policy
When the Cold War ended over two decades ago, many in the West assumed that the threat from communism had been buried with the rubble of the Berlin Wall. However, while America slept, an authoritarian China was on the rise. China became one of our biggest mortgage companies, holding over $900 billion of our international debt. And in these past two decades Western observers forgot that while freedom blossomed in Eastern Europe, reform in
China failed.
The United States took a big gamble when it voted for permanent normal trade relations for China over a decade ago in what some termed as the most important vote since World War II. The vote was based upon a sadly mistaken belief that economic openings and a free market reform would lead to democracy, respect for the rule of law, and a full array of political and human rights for the Chinese people.
The Laogai Research Foundation estimates that there are close to 7 million people currently in Chinese labor camps. It is as if the entire population of Switzerland was being held behind barbed wire. Chinese authorities' ruthless campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, a peaceful organization which promotes truth, compassion, and tolerance, has continued unabated for more than 11 years.
And the American people have also borne the brunt of China's mercantile trade policies which promote trade surpluses through cheap exports based upon an artificial depreciation of China's currency. Jobs and American dollars have flown across the Pacific to China for the past two decades as the American people have suffered high unemployment and a diminished standard of living.
China failed.
The United States took a big gamble when it voted for permanent normal trade relations for China over a decade ago in what some termed as the most important vote since World War II. The vote was based upon a sadly mistaken belief that economic openings and a free market reform would lead to democracy, respect for the rule of law, and a full array of political and human rights for the Chinese people.
The Laogai Research Foundation estimates that there are close to 7 million people currently in Chinese labor camps. It is as if the entire population of Switzerland was being held behind barbed wire. Chinese authorities' ruthless campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, a peaceful organization which promotes truth, compassion, and tolerance, has continued unabated for more than 11 years.
And the American people have also borne the brunt of China's mercantile trade policies which promote trade surpluses through cheap exports based upon an artificial depreciation of China's currency. Jobs and American dollars have flown across the Pacific to China for the past two decades as the American people have suffered high unemployment and a diminished standard of living.
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| BN ID: | 2940013192843 |
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| Publisher: | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publication date: | 08/01/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 422 KB |
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