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hugeseaUID: 190158

The Sino-American relationship has been described as the world's most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century. Here, i'm not going to talk much about this relationship.

What I want to figure out is that why the West (at least the press) is so fearful about the rising of China. Those whose visions are rooted in Despair can only see a zero-sum game.  One country’s rise can only be achieved by another country’s fall.  I can’t disagree more.

Here are some fallacies excerpted from recent headlines:

Is China’s currency manipulation continuing to damage the American economy?
How much has China’s military modernization lessen US security in the Pacific?
Is China’s hogging up global energy supplies driving the price we pay at the pump to new heights?
Will China’s economic growth continue to erode American job security?

As a Chinese, not a day goes by that I don’t get stuck-in-the-eye by pieces of anti-China rhetoric in the west press.In fact, China’s rapid modernization is a cause for joy, not just for our Chinese citizens, but for people all over the world.

jinziqiUID: 2387034

Good sentences and words
wary 小心翼翼的
Britain, then ruler of the waves, was worrying about losing its supremacy to the upstart.   ruler of waves是啥？
President Barack Obama faces a China that is growing richer and stronger while remaining tenaciously 坚持地 authoritarian 独裁主义者.
With America’s economy in tatters 碎片 and China’s still growing fast(albeitnot as fast as before last year’s financial crisis), manypoliticiansand intellectuals in both China and America feel that thebalance ofpower is shifting more rapidly in China’s favour.
China has become the world’s biggest lender 出借人 to America through itspurchase of American Treasury securities, which in theory would allowit to wreck 破坏
the American economy.
China may have growing financial muscle, but it still lags far behind as a technological innovator and creator of global brands.
By any measure, China’s power is still dwarfed by America’s.
As Yan Xuetong of Tsinghua University putsit, socialism with Chinesecharacteristics (as the Chinese call theirbrand of communism) islooking increasingly like capitalism withAmerican characteristics.
But it is a relationship fraught 充满的 with contradictions.
All three will still be grappling with the aftermath 事件的后果 of the global financial crisis.
Protests are on the rise, corruption is rampant, crime is surging.
Its frailties(缺点)—social, political and economic—could eventually imperil 使..陷入危险之中both its own stability and its dealings with the outside world.

My comment
I have to say that I really dislike politics. I hate thosesophisticated stuff. So, I learn a little about the related knowledgesuch as the relationship of countries and the history of our owncountry. But I read the article carefully. I also watched the video ofObama's speech who is a winner of Nobel Prize for peace. Therelationship between China and America seems to be very complicated butaccording to the passage, it seems that the year of 2012 is moremysterious, for which China, America, and Taiwan (albeit I don't liketo separate Taiwan from China) will all hold the presidential electionand we all look forward to the prediction of Maya people.

qisaimanUID: 2703629

comments：
this report first reviews the relationships between us and china, using a analogousness of what happened
in the beginning of 20 century of british and america. with a fearing of what will happen if the
american treasury securities hold by china be sold out, that is a destory of american economy,the
author argues that the sell-out will not happen and yuan is unlikely to replace dollars as a reserve
currency in a short time.
first reason is the sell-out will be mutually assured destruction, and the high-technology exports
control is a considerable weight。
also china is weak in the technological innovating and brands creating. with the global economic
integration , china will be closer with american strategically .
the increasing mutual economic benefit will cover the dispute for now, but the relationship is subtle
due to the bureaucracy in china, the growning military power of china , which result in a worry that
america will be displaced in asia.
as the election in both , uncertainty is there, and if handled inapproriate , risk can occure to the
leadership in china .
----------------words-----------
contemplate : to view or consider with continued attention  : meditate on
upstart: 暴发户 新贵
precipitate:
tenaciously: 顽固地
authoritarian: 专制
nettlesome: causing vexation
securities: 债券
wreck:使破产，搁浅，损坏
dollar reserves
stalemate: 僵局
chafe:to feel irritation, discontent, or impatience  : FRET
plight: 誓约
dwaref:  to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior
resentful 怨恨的
resentment 怨恨
disruptive: 分裂的
ideological rivals
imperil 损害
---------sentence -------------

Mutual economic benefit emerged as a winning answer.
Protests are on the rise, corruption is rampant, crime is surging.

miki7catUID: 2533330

Comment

The title, "A wary respect", is very interesting. Both countries need each other, but do not trust each other. America believe that it could eclipse British power without bloodshed because of a shared cultural and political heritage. Now it is worrying about that the rise of China will result in global wars, which are precipitated by Germany and Japan, because China is similar to these two countries in remaining tenaciously authoritarian. Many Chinese, on the other hand, are suspicious of American intentions and resentful of American power. They are easily persuaded that the West wants to block China's rise.

I think there is nothing for America to worry about that China's military power could challenge its wider military dominance in the region. Even if the China's leadership changes in 2012 and 2013, the main policy direction will not change. In addition,since the Taiwan issue is an internal affair of China, it seems a ironic thing that America pays attention to the “presidential polls” of Taiwan held in 2012.


词句摘抄

in theory

in effect = actually

China is exploring the rubble of the global economy in hopes of accelerating its own rise.

Authoritarian though China remains, the two countries’ economic philosophies are much closer than they used to be.

status quo 现状

splendidsunUID: 2723757

先占楼了~~
原文：https://bbs.gter.net/viewthread.php?tid=1043352&extra=page%3D1%26amp%3Bfilter%3Dtype%26amp%3Btypeid%3D280
Comments:
There arise two different views of American’s attitude dealing with China. One is that China is a potential threat to America. And the other is China is still dwarfed by America’s although China is developing very fast. At the beginning of this article, the author inferred what Obama said that the position of America on China will be more determined the future of itself. And the cooperation between these two huge countries is vital to solving the world’s problems. However, at the latter half part of this essay, the main point is that China still has plenty of problems within the country to deal with in social, political and economic fields. Obviously, the author’s preference is very much for the point that China is still a dwarf which could not be a threat to America.
In fact, this is the first time that I’ve read the passage that expresses the position of American’s on China. Some viewpoints seemed ridiculous to me. They find that China is developing very fast but they refuse to accept parts of the facts. That one thing I learned from this passage is that although we have growing financial muscle, we still lag far behind as technological innovators. I think that’s why the government encourages the creative and innovative work now. There is still a long way to go for our great country.

prettywraithUID: 197049

Comments( 2009-12-20):
        Relating the relationship between China and America, each Chinese have heard a host of messages, such as news, articles, speeches and books. Most Chinese know America so much, but so do not Americans. As most Chinese, I also concern America always, with my own attitude to the Sino-American relationship. From this article, I find one professional attitude which American people take to China. But I do not think the author really understands China.
        When I see the former paragraphs, I have thought that the author is one American holding on Chinese threat opinion. He introduce many merits about China. Although, as a Chinese, I am very glad to see my country is becoming prosperous, but，actually China still faces a number of problems or crisis in today and future. As author have said in article back, China is a “dwarf” , when comparing with America.
        Certainly, China have achieved amazing records by fighting in last decades. But we should have calm attitude to our problems and achievements. Especially facing America this the most developed country, we should better make more Chinese people be educated, live better and eat better, than mention “G2” concept, or the biggest creditor of America.

        这篇文章学到了很多有用的词汇，比如 “the Sino-American relationship”等等。当然有些句子也是很精彩的。


Good sentences:

“Our future history will be more determined by our position on the Pacific facing China than by our position on the Atlantic facing Europe” 不仅是因为总统先生说的，确实句子很整齐，用than连接两个对称的成分，our position on the Pacific facing China 读起来也显得干净利落。

China is exploring the rubble of the global economy in hopes of accelerating its own rise. 理由几个词觉得用的很精当。

It sees America’s plight as a cue to push for the lifting of such barriers and for Chinese companies to look actively for buying opportunities among America’s high-technology industries.句子写得比较严密

Between the communist victory in 1949 and President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972 there had been as little contact between the two countries as there is between America and North Korea today. 句子比较长，但结构很清楚。

prettywraithUID: 197049

17# jinziqi

ruler of the waves 我理解是“时代的弄潮儿”，也就是“这个时代或者潮流的引领者”


My comment
I have to say that I really dislike politics. I hate thosesophisticated stuff. So, I learn a little about the related knowledgesuch as the relationship of countries and the history of our owncountry. But I read the article carefully. I also watched （既然说also了，时态应该和前面保持一致，或者加上时间状语）the video ofObama's speech who is a winner of Nobel Prize for peace. Therelationship between China and America seems to be very complicated butaccording to the passage, it seems that the year of 2012 is moremysterious, for which China, America, and Taiwan (albeit I don't liketo separate Taiwan from China这话读起来这么怪呢“我不喜欢把T从C独立出来”) will all hold the presidential electionand we all look forward to the prediction of Maya （直接用Maya或Mayan people）people.

qxn_1987UID: 2610437

A special report on China and America

A wary respect
Oct 22nd 2009 From The Economist print edition


America and China need each other, but they are a long way from trusting each other, says James Miles.

“OUR future history will be more determined by our position on the Pacific facing China than by our position on the Atlantic facing Europe,” said the American president as he contemplated the extraordinary commercial opportunities that were opening up in Asia. More than a hundred years after Theodore Roosevelt made this prediction, American leaders are again looking across the Pacific to determine their own country’s future, and that of the rest of the world. Rather later than Roosevelt expected, China has become an inescapable part of it.


资料：Theodore Roosevelt：西奥多·罗斯福(Theodore Roosevelt，Jr.，人称老罗斯福，获诺贝尔和平奖)
was the 26th President of the United States. He is well remembered for his energetic persona, his range of interests and achievements, his leadership of the Progressive Movement, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" image. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party of 1912. Before becoming the 26th President (1901–1909) he held offices at the municipal, state, and federal level of government. Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician.

Born to a wealthy family, Roosevelt was an unhealthy child suffering from asthma who stayed at home studying natural history. In response to his physical weakness, he embraced a strenuous life.

In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated, and Roosevelt became president at the age of 42, taking office at the youngest age of any U.S. Roosevelt attempted to move the Republican Party in the direction of Progressivism, including trust busting and increased regulation of businesses. Roosevelt coined the phrase "Square Deal" to describe his domestic agenda, emphasizing that the average citizen would get a fair shake under his policies. As an outdoorsman and naturalist, he promoted the conservation movement. On the world stage, Roosevelt's policies were characterized by his slogan, "Speak softly and carry a big stick". Roosevelt was the force behind the completion of the Panama Canal; he sent out the Great White Fleet to display American power, and he negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize.


Back in 1905, America was the rising power. Britain, then ruler of the waves, was worrying about losing its supremacy to the upstart. Now it is America that looks uneasily on the rise of a potential challenger. A shared cultural and political heritage helped America to eclipse British power without bloodshed, but the rise of Germany and Japan precipitated global wars. President Barack Obama faces a China that is growing richer and stronger while remaining tenaciously authoritarian. Its rise will be far more nettlesome（恼人的） than that of his own country a century ago.

With America’s economy in tatters and China’s still growing fast (albeit not as fast as before last year’s financial crisis), many politicians and intellectuals in both China and America feel that the balance of power is shifting more rapidly in China’s favour. Few expect the turning point to be as imminent as it was for America in 1905. But recent talk of a “G2” hints at a remarkable shift in the two countries’ relative strengths: they are now seen as near-equals whose co-operation is vital to solving the world’s problems, from finance to climate change and nuclear proliferation.
Choose your weapons

Next month Mr Obama will make his first ever visit to China. He and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao (pictured above) stress the need for co-operation and avoid playing up their simmering trade disputes, fearful of what failure to co-operate could mean. On October 1st China offered a stunning display of the hard edge of its rising power as it paraded its fast-growing military arsenal through Beijing.

The financial crisis has sharpened fears of what Americans often see as another potential threat. China has become the world’s biggest lender to America through its purchase of American Treasury securities, which in theory would allow it to wreck the American economy. These fears ignore the value-destroying (and, for China’s leaders, politically hugely embarrassing) effect that a sell-off（证券的跌价） of American debt would have on China’s dollar reserves. This special report will explain why China will continue to lend to America, and why the yuan is unlikely to become a reserve currency（储备货币） soon.

When Lawrence Summers was president of Harvard University (he is now Mr Obama’s chief economic adviser), he once referred to a “balance of financial terror” between America and its foreign creditors, principally China and Japan. That was in 2004, when Japan’s holdings were more than four times the size of China’s. By September 2008 China had taken the lead. China Daily, an official English-language newspaper, said in July that China’s massive holdings of US Treasuries meant it could break the dollar’s reserve-currency status any time. But it also noted that in effect this was a “foreign-exchange version of the cold-war stalemate based on ‘mutually assured destruction’”.

China is exploring the rubble of the global economy in hopes of accelerating its own rise. Some Chinese commentators point to the example of the Soviet Union（苏联）, which exploited Western economic disarray during the Depression to acquire industrial technology from desperate Western sellers. China has long chafed at（发怒） controls imposed by America on high-technology exports that could be used for military purposes. It sees America’s plight as a cue to push for the lifting of such barriers and for Chinese companies to look actively for buying opportunities among America’s high-technology industries.

The economic crisis briefly slowed the rapid growth, from a small base, of China’s outbound direct investment. Stephen Green of Standard Chartered predicts that this year it could reach about the same level as in 2008 (nearly $56 billion, which was more than twice as much as the year before). Some Americans worry about China’s FDI, just as they once mistakenly did about Japan’s buying sprees（狂乱购买；抢购风）, but many will welcome the stability and employment that it provides.

China may have growing financial muscle, but it still lags far behind as a technological innovator and creator of global brands. This special report will argue that the United States may have to get used to a bigger Chinese presence on its own soil, including some of its most hallowed turf, such as the car industry. （对“hallowed turf”理解，在此感谢小组各位成员！）A Chinese man may even get to the moon before another American. But talk of a G2 is highly misleading. By any measure, China’s power is still dwarfed by America’s.

Authoritarian though China remains, the two countries’ economic philosophies are much closer than they used to be. As Yan Xuetong of Tsinghua University puts it, socialism with Chinese characteristics (as the Chinese call their brand of communism) is looking increasingly like capitalism with American characteristics. In Mr Yan’s view, China’s and America’s common interest in dealing with the financial crisis will draw them closer together strategically too. Global economic integration（全球经济一体化）, he argues with a hint of resentment, has made China “more willing than before to accept America’s dominance”.

The China that many American business and political leaders see is one that appears to support the status quo（现状） and is keen to engage peacefully with the outside world. But there is another side to the country. Nationalism is a powerful, growing and potentially disruptive force. Many Chinese—even among those who were educated in America—are suspicious of American intentions and resentful of American power. They are easily persuaded that the West, led by the United States, wants to block China’s rise.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic ties between America and China, which proved a dramatic turning point in the cold war. Between the communist victory in 1949 and President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972 there had been as little contact between the two countries as there is between America and North Korea today. But the eventual disappearance of the two countries’ common enemy, the Soviet Union, raised new questions in both countries about why these two ideological rivals should be friends. Mutual economic benefit emerged as a winning answer. More recently, both sides have been trying to reinforce the relationship by stressing that they have a host of new common enemies, from global epidemics to terrorism.

But it is a relationship（be）fraught with contradictions. A senior American official says that some of his country’s dealings with China are like those with the European Union; others resemble those with the old Soviet Union, “depending on what part of the bureaucracy you are dealing with”.

Cold-war parallels are most obvious in the military arena. China’s military build-up in the past decade has been as spectacular as its economic growth, catalysed by the ever problematic issue of Taiwan, the biggest thorn in the Sino-American relationship. There are growing worries in Washington, DC, that China’s military power could challenge America’s wider military dominance in the region. China insists there is nothing to worry about. But even if its leadership has no plans to displace American power in Asia, this special report will say that America is right to fret that this could change.

Politically, China is heading for a particularly unsettled period as preparations gather pace for sweeping leadership changes in 2012 and 2013. Mr Hu and the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, will be among many senior politicians due to retire. As America moves towards its own presidential elections in 2012, its domestic politics will complicate matters. Taiwan too will hold presidential polls in 2012 in which China-sceptic politicians will fight to regain power.
Triple hazard

This political uncertainty in all three countries simultaneously will be a big challenge for the relationship between China and America. All three will still be grappling with the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Urban Chinese may be feeling relaxed right now, but there could be trouble ahead. Yu Yongding, a former adviser to China’s central bank, says wasteful spending on things like unnecessary infrastructure projects (which is not uncommon in China) could eventually drain the country’s fiscal strength and leave it with “no more drivers for growth”. In recent weeks even Chinese leaders have begun to sound the occasional note of caution about the stability of China’s recovery.

This special report will argue that the next few years could be troubled ones for the bilateral relationship. China, far more than an economically challenged America, is roiled by social tensions. Protests are on the rise, corruption is rampant, crime is surging. The leadership is fearful of its own citizens. Mr Obama is dealing with a China that is at risk of overestimating its strength relative to America’s. Its frailties—social, political and economic—could eventually imperil both its own stability and its dealings with the outside world.

Comments:
As China is growing more richer and stronger, it has become an inescapable part of the World. Numerous global problems require the participation and cooperation of China. China is playing more and more vital role in adressing global the World’s problem, from finance to climate change, from terrorism to nuclear proliferation. As a result, as a big country, it is necessary for America to cooperate with China to deal with various difficulties it or all the World confront with. Nevertheless, at the mean time, to some extent, America sees China as a potential threat. They reckon that China will challenge America’s dominance position in the World, politically and economically.


Admittedly, there still exist some social problems in China, though it has developed dramatically, such as rampant corruption, surging crime.

prettywraithUID: 197049

19# miki7cat

本帖最后由 miki7cat 于 2009-12-20 22:32 编辑 Comment The title, "A wary respect", is very interesting. Both countries need each other, but do not trust each other. America believe that it could eclipse British power without bloodshed because of a shared cultural and political heritage. Now it is worrying about that the rise of China will result in global wars,（it指代不明，如果表示后面的从句则翻译不同） which are precipitated by Germany and Japan, because China is similar to these two countries in remaining tenaciously authoritarian. （另外这句话意思也有点问题，德国和日本挑起战争是过去的事，首先时态要用对；另外你用它限定gloabal wars 翻译起来由歧义）Many Chinese, on the other hand, are suspicious of American intentions and resentful of American power. They are easily persuaded that the West wants to block China's rise. I think there is nothing for America to worry about that China's military power could challenge its wider military dominance in the region. Even if the China's leadership changes in 2012 and 2013, the main policy direction will not change. In addition,since the Taiwan issue is an internal affair of China, it seems a ironic thing that America pays attention to the “presidential polls” of Taiwan held in 2012.

dingyi0311UID: 2627919

My commets
This report give me a brief picture about what the china is like in the mind of the Americans, I can see that they have a very complex feeling toward the growth of China. It has reflect certain truth, but many of the positions the author hold are problematic, and some are even ridiculous.

In the first part of the article, the author illustrate that the china’s growth in economic strength is so prominent that can not be neglect. it was pointed out that contries like German and Jappen participate globle war during or after their growth. The America, with its shared culture and politic heritage eclipse the British without bloodshed.by saying so, the author express his worries: China’s growth, leaded by tenaciously athoratorian, may like what Cerman and Japen is a threat to the peace of the world.

However, the author obviously neglect the fact that china have no will to expand its territory, affected by the idea of Confucius, the morality will not allowed China to invade any other country, if it was, it will expanded the Europe thousands years ago when the china’s Qing Dynasty is on its heyday, yet, China did not did so.

Nowadays, there are still many domestic problems haunting on the nation of China. The gap between rich and poor is wide and prove hard to close, which will cause some resent in the society. The health care system fail to fover the rural area, which means that more than 900milion people can not grantee good medicine treatment when they ill. Also the bureaucracy and corruption is rampant in the country. In facing so many domestic problems, China, even have the will, has no ability to initiate war.

Also, the author illustrate that the Chinese people-even those educated in the America-is suspicious about American intention and resent the power of America, they thought West lead by the America will block the rise of the China, and this is not the case. Yet, the author obviously omit that it is America that sell the advanced weapons to Taiwan, it is America that impose tariff on the metal tube imported from China, there are many comflict between this two nations. They have enough reason to complain.

It was warned by the author that china will steathe technology that can be used for military purpose form American. Yet, now, its highly possible that China, in many ways have the same ability in weapon research, the project of reseach on forth generation flight, a most advanced jet that services in America, is carry on independently in Chinese airplane reseach institution and it was overted that will complete in ten years. China almost have all important weapens that America possess. there will be no need for China to still the technology from America once they have the ability.

plukaUID: 2721764

NOTE

Now it is America that looks uneasily on the rise of a potential challenger.

A shared cultural and political heritage helped America to eclipse（超越，使黯然失色） British power without bloodshed（流血）, but the rise of Germany and Japan precipitated（促成） global wars.对比。

many politicians and intellectuals in both China and America feel that the balance of power is shifting more rapidly in China’s favour.

On October 1st China offered a stunning display of the hard edge of its rising power（亮剑） as it paraded its fast-growing military arsenal through Beijing.

The financial crisis has sharpened（动词！） fears of what Americans often see as another potential threat.

China is exploring the rubble of the global economy（探路） in hopes of accelerating its own rise.

China may have growing financial muscle（上一篇也有用muscle这个词的，很生动）, but it still lags far behind as a technological innovator and creator of global brands.

By any measure, China’s power is still dwarfed by America’s.因XX而相形失色，表示比较的好词~

socialism with Chinese characteristics：中国特色的社会主义。

But it is a relationship fraught with（充满） contradictions.

...could eventually drain(耗尽，动词~） the country’s fiscal strength and leave it with “no more drivers for growth”.

Protests are on the rise, corruption is rampant, crime is surging. 几个词都相当贴切。The leadership is fearful of its own citizens. Mr Obama is dealing with a China that is at risk of overestimating its strength relative to America’s. Its frailties（脆弱、虚弱、意志薄弱、品德过失）—social, political and economic—could eventually imperil both its own stability and its dealings with the outside world.

COMMENT

Perhaps one of the most important underlying issues of the Sino-American relationship is the differences in ideology. While most of Chinese deem it natural to have centralized government, Americans, on the other hand, seem to regard any oneparty dominance notoriously authoritarian, insidious and with aggressive intentions. From such an biased perspective, every development China makes is viewed as impending menace and as maneuver to steal the leading position held by America at present. Such misunderstanding may derive from their conception that there can only one superpower manipulating and ''protecting'' the world as savior, and that alternation means suffering to the loser.  As implied in this article, despite of the potential mutual benefits of cooperation, America tend to view China as threat rather than partner.

番茄斗斗UID: 2720914

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好词-结构-生词-表达
1.wary:marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
2.OUR future history will be more determined by our position on thePacific facing China than by our position on the Atlantic facing Europe
3.Britain, then ruler of the waves, was worrying about losing its supremacy to the upstart.
4.A shared cultural and political heritage helped America to eclipseBritish power without bloodshed, but the rise of Germany and Japanprecipitated global wars
5.President Barack Obama faces a China that is growing richer and stronger while remaining tenaciously(persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired ;not easily pulled apart ) authoritarian
6.With America’s economy in tatters
7.they are now seen as near-equals whose co-operation is vital to solvingthe world’s problems, from finance to climate change and nuclearproliferation.
8.avoid playing up their simmering(to be in a state of incipient development;to be in inward turmoil ;to stew gently below or just at the boiling point ) trade disputes
9.On October 1st China offered a stunning display of the hard edge of itsrising power as it paraded its fast-growing military arsenal throughBeijing.
10.The financial crisis has sharpened fears of what Americans often see as another potential threat
11.wreck the American economy.
12.By September 2008 China had taken the lead
13.China is exploring the rubble of the global economy in hopes of accelerating its own rise
14.China has long chafed at(羞恼;焦躁 (+at/under)) controls imposed by America on high-technology exports that could be used for military purposes.It sees America’s plight as a cue to push for the lifting of suchbarriers and for Chinese companies to look actively for buyingopportunities among America’s high-technology industries.
15.The economic crisis briefly slowed the rapid growth, from a small base, of China’s outbound direct investment。
16.China may have growing financial muscle, but it still lags far behind as a technological innovator and creator of global brands
17.including some of its most hallowed turf, such as the car industry
18. By any measure, China’s power is still dwarfed by America’s.
19.Global economic integration, he argues with a hint of resentment, hasmade China “more willing than before to accept America’s dominance”.
20.status quo现状
21.This year marks the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomaticties between America and China, which proved a dramatic turning pointin the cold war.
22.Mutual economic benefit emerged as a winning answer
23.catalysed by the ever problematic issue of Taiwan, the biggest thorn in the Sino-American relationship
24.drain the country’s fiscal strength
25.China is roiled by social tensions
26.Protests are on the rise, corruption is rampant, crime is surging


COMMENT:
As a rising figure, China is undertaken a stunning spotlight ever and gets used to be an important role in the international affairs. Question follows as well.
Suspicion of being a leading figure due to lack of innovation arrises along with the title of WORLD FACTORY. As they put it, without leading technology and innovation,occupying the high-tech via desperate merchant  is only a brief method.

However, what they ignore is that every path toward avdancing might be different, as well as sharing the same character. Japan, once being also a developing country, starting its industry like China today. Its processing industry combinded with its lately developed innovation bring us a prosperous Japan. Today, China is staying the same statue as Japan use to be. And what we should do  is holding our breath and witness a great turning point in its industry.

木虫虫UID: 2694986

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积累词句
nettlesome——causing vexation  : IRRITATING

reserve-currency储备货币

foreign-exchange 外汇

Global economic integration全球经济一体化

resentful 憎恨的

the Sino-American relationship中美关系

resentment愤恨不满

ideological意识形态的

drain the country’s fiscal strength 用尽……

America and China need each other, but they are a long way from trusting each other

More than a hundred years after Theodore Roosevelt made this prediction, American leaders are again looking across the Pacific to determine their own country’s future, and that of the rest of the world.这句很优美

A shared cultural and political heritage helped America to eclipse黯然失色 British power without bloodshed, but the rise of Germany and Japan precipitated使（不好的事）突然发生 global wars

On October 1st China offered a stunning display of the hard edge of its rising power as it paraded its fast-growing military arsenal through Beijing.

This special report will explain why China will continue to lend to America, and why the yuan is unlikely to become a reserve currency soon.

China may have growing financial muscle, but it still lags far behind 落后as a technological innovator and creator of global brands.

By any measure, China’s power is still dwarfed相形见绌 by America’s.

both sides have been trying to reinforce the relationship by stressing that they have a host of new common enemies, from global epidemics to terrorism.

Its frailties弱点—social, political and economic—could eventually imperil危及 both its own stability and its dealings with the outside world.

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There is much heated debate over Sino-American relationship, as we all know that China is playing an important role in Global economic integration, so American treat china more friendly instead of hostility. I think the all the relationships of political are closely related with the interests, not only the Sino-American relationship. In this article, current China to American is compared with the American in 1905 to Britain. It is difficult to accept that as a

rising power it used to be, there comes a potential challenger. But the report also point out some frailties in China-- social, political and economic. In my eyes this report has an impersonal attitude toward China and American.

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China that is growing richer and stronger while remaining tenaciously authoritarian
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With America’s economy in tatters and China’s still growing fast (albeit not as fast as before last year’s financial crisis), many politicians and intellectuals in both China and America feel that the balance of power is shifting more rapidly in China’s favour.

He and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao (pictured above) stress the need for co-operation and avoid playing up their simmering trade disputes, fearful of what failure to co-operate could mean.

in theory would allow it to wreck the American economy

These fears ignore the value-destroying (and, for China’s leaders, politically hugely embarrassing) effect that a sell-off of American debt would have on China’s dollar reserves.

Japan’s holdings were more than four times the size of China’s.描述倍数

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briefly slowed the rapid growth

Between the communist victory in 1949 and President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972 there had been as little contact between the two countries as there is between America and North Korea today.

China’s military build-up in the past decade has been as spectacular as its economic growth, catalysed by the ever problematic issue of Taiwan, the biggest thorn in the Sino-American relationship.

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The relationship between China and Amenrica is a hot topic lasting for a long time.The United States gradually feel the threat comes from China for its international status,as the increasingly growing comprehensive national power in China.China,as the largest creditor of United States,meant it could break the dollar,s reserve-currency status any time and would wreck their economy.Espacially,after the military parade in National Day,we shown a stronger country to the world.A lot of Chinese are surspicious of relationship between the two countries,but with the more common interests exist in dealing with the global issues such as the financial crisis,which would draw them closer together. The common interests in economic and security is increasing and our country is in a steadly growth,particularly, we hold a firm position all along on the issue of Taiwan,I think the future of relationship between them will be positive.Meanwhile,we should note the problems in the way of development,we still lags far behind in technology and innovation aspects,for instance,the infrastructure projects should be improved and the corruption should be put an end.Only make a clear understanding of our frailties,can we have a stable development.The most important is that the equals in co-operation is vital to solving the problems in the world,which is the view the author would like to emphasize.