Agenda for 3/31

*CREATE A NOTABILITY NOTE TITLED - US/CHINA RELATIONS

1. What are the differences between "China A" and "China B?"

• Click here and scroll down to the second question for an explanation.

2. Write a paragraph describing the differences between (contrasting) "China A" and "China B."  

• Use at least 5 categories of data from this chart in your response. Upload your paragraph to eBackpack "Assignment #12 (in-class)".

3. Obama's Asia pivot begins with effort to boost U.S.-China relations.

• Read the article, watch the videos attached to the article and answer the questions below in your Notability Note:
• 1. How will the new visa program with China possibly boost the economy?
• 2. What are the major issues that create some level of mistrust between the US and China?
• 3. Which Asian countries does China try to exert influence over? What relationship does the US hope to have with the countries?
• 4. Which modern type of warfare from China concerns the US government?
• 5. What percent of the Chinese economy is Consumption, Investment, and Exports?
• 6. What is the greatest economic concern of the Chinese government?

4. The US-China Trade Relationship

• Click here for an awesome info-graphic
• Answer the following questions in the same Notability Note used for item #1
• 7. Total $ Value of Chinese Exports
• 8. $ Value of Chinese exports to US and Top 5 "products" imported to US.
• 9. Total $ Value of US Exports
• 10. $ Value of US exports to China and the top 5 products imported to China.
• 11. Total $ Value of Chinese Imports
• 12. $ Value of Chinese imports from US
• 13. Total $ Value of US Imports
• 14. $ Value of US Imports from China
• 15. $ Value of US/China Trade Deficit

*Upload note to eBackpack Assignment #13

5.  Upload Tank Man Questions

6. Begin reading assignment: "The History of US-China Relations"

• Read article "Optional Reading - The History of US-China Relations" from the packet and answer questions 1-13 from the Study Guide.