I thought it would be nice to introduce a different perspective to commentary on American Politics and US-China relations. A classmate of mine from Zhejiang, China, Weiai Xu, has agreed to guest author on this very blog. I thank Weiai for contributing. I thought it would be helpful to start with a few questions.
US Politics
Weiai, you've had the chance to view the American political system in action for some time now. What do you think are its greatest strengths and weaknesses? Is this type of democratic system something that you would like to see China adopt or is there another model you find more appropriate?
As you may know, the Anti-government Tea Party movement has been active in American politics for the last two years or so. How do you understand this movement? How do you see this movement differing from movements in China that might challenge the government?
Do you think the American view of freedom is great? Excessive? What do you think are the benefits and drawbacks of our system? How do most Chinese view freedom compared to Americans?
US-China Relations
If there was one thing you wished more Americans knew about China, what would it be? If there was one thing you wished more Chinese knew about Americans, what would it be?
Many Americans view China as a threat, economically and militarily. Why do you think this is? Is it reasonable?
How would you like to see relations between the US and China evolve in the future?
China
If China had a democratic system, what do you think it would look like? How would it contrast to the US system?
The Chinese government takes great efforts to control media in China, how would you compare the average level of knowledge about politics? Are Americans any more/less informed?
Nationalism is increasingly important in China and the US, are the two nationalisms similar or very different?
Thank you, Weiai, you can answer all of the questions or whatever ones you feel like.
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