"Nixon's most dramatic foreign policy achievement was the famed opening to China" (Moss, 2010 p. 174). Nixon's 1972 visit with Mao Zedong culminated the ongoing reconciliation process and easing of the trade boycott and loan ban against China that had been in place for over twenty years. Nixon’s visit was the turning point in the opening of China, easing the ideological differences between the two countries, and was the final diplomatic steppingstone for future commercial, diplomatic, and cultural relations between the two nations. This turning point allowed China to participate in the Global Economy. Currently China is second only to the U.S. in global exports (mapsofworld.com, 2011), making China a key player in the Global Economy.
The Made in China label has become ubiquitous with cheaply made goods, and can be found on multitudes of products around the world. This photo depicts the Made in China label printed in three different languages, demonstrating the global reach of Chinese production. Click here to view original image.
City of Sound. Hill (2010) discusses Mao's legacy in China, and the implications of the "opening up" for Chinese culture, which is being threatened by "consumerism and late stage capitalism.
Resources
Hill, D. (2010, August 7). World design congress 2009, beijing: Zhu dake. Retrieved from http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2010/08/world-design-congress-2009-beijing-zhu-dake.html
Moss, G. D. (2010). Moving on, the american people since 1945. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
mapsofworld.com. (2011). Top ten countries with highest exports. Retrieved from http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-exporting-countries-map.html
radionetherlands.nl. (n.d.). Made in china. Retrieved from http://cdn.radionetherlands.nl/data/files/imagecache/must_carry/images/lead/Made-in-China.jpg
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