The increasing economic presence of China in Latin America: implications for US foreign policy. Maria Camila Gonzalez Research project Christian Maisch December‚ 11. 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Chapter 1: China’s historical presence in Latin America 3.0 Chapter 2: Consequences of Chinese economic presence for Latin America 4.0 Chapter 3: Changes in United States foreign policy to Latin America 5.0 Chapter 4: Study case - Brazil 6.0 Conclusion 7.0 Bibliography
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Demographic situation in China: problems and consequences. The demographic situation in People’s Republic of China is one of the burning issues nowadays widely discussed in the global community. Today‚ China’s population is over 1.3 billion‚ the largest of any country in the world. So every 5th person in the world is coming from China. The population of China is greater than the entire world 150 years ago. Every year the population of China increases by 14 million people (the number of people in
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What type of Economy does China have? Explain some of the benefits of this system to the country and some of the drawbacks. 1. Since the People’s Republic of China was formed in 1949 until 1978‚ China had a planned socialist economy like the former Soviet Union. The government owned all factories and farms. Planning committees controlled all production. Market forces were often ignored when they conflicted with plans of the state. In 1978 China introduced farm reforms. Farmers could grow
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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Japan and China Conflict William Kennedy Southern New Hampshire University Japan and China have been in a conflict that started in 1960 after the United Nations said that the island may contain huge reserves of gas and oil. Not to mention rich fishing grounds. The countries have tried to set its maritime borders with no success. Japan has controlled the islands from 1895 to 1945 when they were transferred to American administration in 1972. The islands were then returned to Japans control but
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PRESIDENT NIXON’S VISIT TO CHINA After the 1948 Communist revolution in China‚ the United States refused to recognize the new government and backed the government of Taiwan. In the early 1970s‚ for political and economic reasons‚ China and the United States reached out to each other. The U.S. wanted to end its involvement in the war in Vietnam without causing a larger Asian conflict‚ President Nixon needed a boost to his re-election chances‚ and the large Chinese market offered hope for expanding
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Why do we want to do business in China? The answer is simple. We are still in a recession‚ and our unemployment rate is high. We have to explore alterative market to make money. What makes China an attractive market? China is attractive because there is big money to be made. [pic] Figure 1 Comparing Population of US and China in Millions China is the second largest economy in the world (Barboza‚ 2010) with 1.3 billion in population. That is more than four times the
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Differences in HR Between China and the US 5 Main Differences between Chinese and US Workforce Ü Many more applicants available to fill open job positions in China Ü In China‚ cultivating trust takes a much longer time than in America Ü Chinese managers cannot be straightforward‚ blunt‚ and honest in their leadership style. Instead‚ Chinese managers use a more roundabout style to get workers to do what they want. Ü Respect for elders in China. Younger employees respect those senior to
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Case Study: Buckeye Glass Company in China The differences between Chinese Culture and American Culture are immense. Both cultures have very different values and norms‚ and these differences come out within the negotiation between Buckeye Glass Company and the Xia Xian Glass Factory. Both parties during this negotiation had different objectives and ways to get what they wanted out of the proposed joint venture. The Chinese negotiation style is based on building relationships with people in
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foreign control. • This was a response to the slap in the face from the treaties of V. China supported the allies and sent people to help them but got nothing in return. but Japan got the land that they wanted back from Germany. • Gave fuel to the communist as well. over 30‚000 people now for the communist party‚ the rise of the communist party. yen chikai died in 1916 In 1925‚ the controller of china is the warlords put in place by yen chikai. The warlords take over after their deaths. 6-8
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