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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