Weekly Reflection

The map project was a very relaxed, easy experience, and a nice way to start off the year as far as work goes. Thedisappearance of Xi Jinping is probably one of the strangest things going on in the world right now. The fact that the next ruler of China could go untracked for so long is just difficult to understand. Meybe it's just because something like that would never happen in America, but it's still very weird. So far, I think China is using the U.S. as their puppet as far as opening relations goes. The U.S. is giving up any of their leverage in order to make a play date with China, and China is sitting back receiving the U.S.'s gifts with open arms. By these actions, I feel like Nixon is showing that he is deathly afraid of what he thinks China will become, and wants to avoid any type of conflict with the country. Also, regarding the article, I think China is making the wrong decision in trying to get a mural in Oregon removed, and coming to the U.S. to try to convince people to get it removed won't help the matter. The mural should stay up because it is in America, China doesn't have any say in the matter.

China and US Have Changed Their Relationship Status

China and the U.S. are frenemies, but in the friendliest of ways. I say this because they are both rivals, and they are both constantly improving their military defenses, but there is no imminant threat of war between the two nations. They both depend on each other too much to start a war. The U.S. owes China waaaay too much money for them to want to go to war. Thats like loaning somebody 1 million dollars, then killing them before they can repay you, it does not make sense! The U.S. also needs China for all the products the Chinese trade with them. The two countries friendships are too important for them to start a war, but they are still very competitive rivals, which is why I think they are friendly frenemies.