The FPA's Great Decisions 2008 program's television series broadcasted on PBS offers a show featuring US-China Trade, and summarily introduces a number of issues affecting the global economy and Sino-American relations:
- Agricultural trade. How do China's geographic, agricultural, and environmental characteristics uniquely position the US to enjoy a mutually beneficial trade relationship with China?
- Manufactured goods. How can the US ensure it remains competitive in this industry alongside China's growth? How do factors such as foreign investment and technology development make this a fluid relationship?
- Product quality. What are the nation-specific and collective responsibilities of the US, China, and other nations with leading economies in setting and complying with product quality standards?
- Intellectual property rights. How can China ensure it continues to make progress in remaining current with, and enforcing intellectual property laws? What are socio-economic drivers potentially elevating this issue to become a higher priority in China's trade practices?
- The EU's economic interest in China. Does the EU's interest in trade with China undercut US efforts to accomplish bilateral agreements on issues such as use of energy? What are some feasible solutions that can accomplished through plural-lateral discussions?
For more information, visit FPA's China Trade program and resources here.
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With regards to “product quality”, crucial issues such as the live-skinning of dogs, cats and other small animals on Chinese farms and markets should be discussed more openly. The fur and leather used to cover soft toys, manufacture “designer” coats, collars, shoes, bags to name a few items have, after testing, been found to be contaminated and a health hazard to people. Although most countries have banned the import of these goods, through false labelling and by dyeing the fur and leather to look cheap, the Chinese managed to continue infiltrating shops worldwide. Stricter rules have recently been put in place by Governments which should make it difficult for these tainted items to land on shop shelves and windows. After exposing the cruelty these animals suffer (up to two million) annually, through live-skinning, live-anal electrecution, boiling still-alive animals, to name a few of their “methods”, Heather Mills’ campaign against these cruelties, caused a worldwide outcry. Via video clips and photo's taken undercover by various anti cruelty activists, publications was released on ie. the net, CNN (Larry King), BBC world, HSUS, Peta, Animalorg, Gopetition, to name a few, which resulted in calling on China's Government to stop these horrific practices. Millions are currently watching and waiting for a positive outcome. Kindly report on this issue more regularly and on an indepth basis. There are millions of people worldwide who needs to follow the progress on this issue. Thank you.
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