Brooke Campbell

I don’t know if I agree that the government should get involved with every industry or profession, but I do feel like government regulations and standards in the food industry is a must. Part of why such inspections may be failing in China is because they are not on as regular a basis. Some of it also may be because there are more things to go through, and therefore a wider sample needs to be done. In the United States, there was a point where food inspection became a huge focal point due to the book “The Jungle” (granted the book was trying to convert people to Socialism). Instances like these in China will undoubtedly raise concerns over the matter of food quality, which may help the government in setting more stringent and more frequent food and product inspections.

The breakthrough in the space technology is a rather fantastic thing to hear about, and very exciting. I agree with a number of the above posters in that so long as communications stay open, it won’t be overly threatening. The problem may come from the US or another country viewing it as a threat instead of seeing it as an opportunity to try and better our own understanding and lend a helping hand.

Throughout various stages of industrialization, there seems to have been a lot of trade out of advancement over citizen health. In both Great Britain and the US, when they were at such a stage, worker health suffered, and it creates it’s own particular set of health issues that end up interacting with economic, social, political, and cultural factors that it might not normally deal with. Alex and Christina both mentioned other countries which have managed to avoid (or at least stymie) some of the arising poverty that comes with industrialization–I think that, while it may take more work due to China’s huge population, it is entirely possible for them to be able to do the same."

In this post, I demonstrate a growing awareness of the possible political and growing pains that China is going through as it enters its own Industrial Age. I'm learning some of the interrelationships of the Chinese political and the social groups that it governs. This is probably my best post--it also references some of the other posters, and makes a comment about political and growing that references other countries that have gone through the same. This is also a major social change, which I make some note of by commenting about the fact that China is going to have to work hard to avoid sacrificing health care for advancement in this period.

Journal article copied below.

It is not an exaggeration to say that both US (美国，meiguo) and Chinese governments (中国政府，zhongguo zhengfu) are at a critical moment for its future. While the US government is busy dealing the financial crisis (财政危机, caizheng weiji) that has shaken world financial markets and has left people in desperate economic situation, the presidential election and debates leave its citizens equal anxious and hopeful about the country’s future. On the other side of world, the Chinese government is celebrating its accomplished space mission, but meanwhile it is facing great challenge to ease the anger of its people over the process of the government food safety inspection triggered by the poisoned milk which killed four children and left thousands sick.

Launched Thursday night from the Jinquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft carried three taikonauts to the space. On China’s third manned space mission, Zhai Zhigang

became the first Chinese person to take a space walk. The state-owned CCTV broadcaster streamed live images of Zhai Zhigang as he floated out of the orbiter module’s hatch, which lasted less than 20 minutes. He remarked: “Greetings to all the people of the nation and all the people of world.” China will soon select a second round of astronauts to accomplish more demanding space missions. The Chinese people shared the same proud feelings towards its space accomplishment that the Americans did when the first American walked on the moon. However, considering the competition between the US, Russia, and China over the space technology development through the last few decades, such accomplishments may be viewed as a threat, as was mentioned by the US presidential candidate during the debate.

Of course, the poison milk incident brought embarrassment to the Chinese government since it involves a major Chinese food company. It also reflects poorly on the company’s reputation for safety and quality during a time when the Chinese government is trying to restore consumer confidence after a series of recalls and warnings abroad over its products.

Unlike in the US where most food and product safety inspections occur regularly, like financial regulations that are made by professional associations, in China government bureaus undertake the responsibilities of regulation and making inspections of all Chinese professions and industries.

This week, I would like you explore the Chinese laws and regulation systems and compare them with those of the US and answer the following questions. Keep in mind that that China has more law schools and law students than at any time in its history.

Do you think that the government should get involved in regulating all the professions and industries? If so, why is the state inspection system in China seemingly failing?

What is the significance or influence of the breakthrough of Chinese space technology advancement to the US and the world? As you know, China is in the process of industrialization that focuses on economic development and technology advancement. Is it normal for a government in this stage of development to ignore its people’s welfare or is the Chinese case special? Either way, how can the government do better? Find examples of other countries who have gone through industrialization to support your argument.

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The war started roughly in 1927, and was interrupted by the Second Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945), and resumed once more in 1946. In 1950 the major hostilities came to an end, but there never was a signed peace treaty or armistice.

Much of why the Communist Party was able to succeed was due to guerrilla tactics and some luck. The party also was able to spread its appeal to the masses in how they recruited and helped peasants and poor while confiscating the munitions and food that they needed from warlords. The Second Sino-Japanese war also hurt the KMT’s forces to a great extent, which they were not able to recover from entirely. The Communist Party took advantage of this later on. The KMT’s probably fatal mistake was when the leader Chiang Kai-shek tried to dissolve the warlords while taking over the mainland at the same time. The warlords, who could offer a great deal of help with the fight between the two parties, were not exactly happy about the situation–it also made a loss of support in Japanese dominated areas since the Nationalists were fighting with Japanese troops and further alienating the local populations."

The post this is from is copied below.

The particular comment shows that I was gaining a sense of history relating to China. I have gained a context for some of the events that happen there, and why it becomes such a huge deal in China. It also adds some context for why exactly the Communist Party was/is so popular in China--seeing the group in the role of helping people and toppling their lords really put a new spin on the US version of the Communist Party and how absolutely terrible it is.

China’s National Day 国庆节

October 1st is China’s National Day. This National Holiday Day was established when the Communist party leader Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China （中华人民共和国）in 1949 in Tiananmen Square （天安门）(after defeating the Nationalist Party). Since then, a series of celebrations take place every year. The celebration often consists of parade, fireworks, concerts, and various performances nationwide.

During the holiday, flowers and lanterns can be seen all over. The celebration scale will increase next year for the 60th anniversary. As you may know, it is a Chinese tradition to celebrate every ten years as a symbol of significant change (from individual’s birthday to national holidays). The National Holiday is considered one of the three major holidays in Chinese people’s life. Since holidays are the only time for most people to travel and visit families, and with accelerating economic growth and increasing numbers of migrants, in 1999 the Chinese government changed its policy to permit a weeklong National Holiday (up from three days). This week long National Day, along with the May 1st holiday, is now referred as a Golden Week （黄金周）because of its length and the perfect season for Chinese people to travel.

This week, I would like you to explore the recent Chinese history and answer the following questions:

When was the Chinese civil war and how long did it last?
How could the Communist Party with limited military resources and supplies defeat the US assisted well-trained and equipped Nationalist Party military?

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