Trade With China Essential Questions: Class List 11/2/10 - 0 views

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  #1 Kay Bradley on 02 Nov 10

   

  1. Magnitude of trade: how has it changed over time?
  2. Forecast? Will current trends continue?
  3. Effects on small local business (define "small"; define "local.")
  4. How critical is trade with China to the US economy?
  5. Is trade with China primarily by Chinese-owned businesses or US-owned businesses?
  6. How are intellectual property rights handled with respoect to trade with China?
  7. How does using labor and trade with China reflect on brand name or a business' reputation?
  8. Do we sell anything to China?
  9. If the system is unhealthy, what should we do?
  10. Internet. . . .
  11. How are the working conditions in China? How do Americans (purchasers, consumers) justify the poor working conditions?
  12. How do human rights play into our trade relationship with China?
  13. How are a lot of these companies able to bypass trade laws and quality control standards? E.g. recycling computers . . . melamine-in food products; lead in toys;
  14. How are profits split up among labor, management in China, buyers from the US and American consumers.
  15. What are the governments' roles in trade? What does China currently do? What does the US currently do?
  16. To what extent does the professionalization/unionization of the Chinese work force mean that outsourcing is going to have to go elsewhere (Vietnam, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Pakistan, other paces in Latin America).
  17. Can a product be considered environmentally sound if it is consuming all that oil to get product across the Pacific Ocean?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. Magnitude of trade: how has it changed over time? <br /> 2. Forecast? Will current trends continue? <br /> 3. Effects on small local business (define "small"; define "local.") <br /> 4. How critical is trade with China to the US economy? <br /> 5. Is trade with China primarily by Chinese-owned businesses or US-owned businesses? <br /> 6. How are intellectual property rights handled with respoect to trade with China? <br /> 7. How does using labor and trade with China reflect on brand name or a business' reputation? <br /> 8. Do we sell anything to China? <br /> 9. If the system is unhealthy, what should we do? <br /> 10. Internet. . . . <br /> 11. How are the working conditions in China? How do Americans (purchasers, consumers) justify the poor working conditions? <br /> 12. How do human rights play into our trade relationship with China? <br /> 13. How are a lot of these companies able to bypass trade laws and quality control standards? E.g. recycling computers . . . melamine-in food products; lead in toys; <br /> 14. How are profits split up among labor, management in China, buyers from the US and American consumers. <br /> 15. What are the governments' roles in trade? What does China currently do? What does the US currently do? <br /> 16. To what extent does the professionalization/unionization of the Chinese work force mean that outsourcing is going to have to go elsewhere (Vietnam, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Pakistan, other paces in Latin America). <br /> 17. Can a product be considered environmentally sound if it is consuming all that oil to get product across the Pacific Ocean?</div>

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