Chinese government and public attitude toward buying american products?
140728
The consumers love everything about America, because it's the ultimate symbol of freedom and a good life. Over the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the import of American products. Just going to the supermarket, there's Pringles, Bugles, Snickers, and M&Ms. All packages are printed in Chinese of course. There's McDonald's and KFC pretty much in every city. Teenagers are wearing jeans and wanting more of the American style. Nike, Adias, and Puma are huge. There's even American cars like Ford and Chevy. The Chinese consumer loves it because it gives them a taste of what America is about. They feel like they are partially living the American life, even though they are living in a communist society. \n\nThe government must like it too because of the money that people are spending on American products. It's helping the economy. But, I think they don't want too much because too much exposure to American things might leave citizens wanting more and wanting change to the government.
259176
Look at the blister packing on the majority of products you buy at the major department store's check where manufactured! Economic's and our lawmakers allowed it to happen! Stop buying their products regardless of the cheap price!Oh buy the way they out number us manpower military mightwise and have inter-contential nuclear blistic war heads as some other countries also! China the sleeping Giant! ever heard that phase!
204086
This issue is overblown.  They are not suppressing democracy.  They are following the laws of the land they are operating in.  The are granted permission to operate in China and must follow its laws.  Just if any foreign company was doing business in the US, we would expect them to follow our laws.
11520
Yes that is imperialistic, and they force their views and lifestyles on others so that everyone comes to value capitalism and markets and consumerism. This means that spending and buying is encouraged, which means more profits for the multinationals. And the MNCs are in cahoots with the government. HOWEVER, one shouldn't lump together all democratic societies... In the previous century many European countries were colonizing the rest of the world but now it is mainly America which is the imperial power. While there are many factors behind America's imperialism, the main factor is profits, since the American government is run by power elites more than common people.
775859
China did not have an "Open Door Policy." Rather it was a concept developed by US Secretary of State John Hay between1898-1900 to guide US policy towards China and other nations doing business there. The US wanted to open up the China trade to American goods because European powers were restricting trade to their own country's businesses within the "spheres of influence" which they carved out of China's territory. Ultimately, China was the meal being served up to western (and Japanese) empire builders. From a psychological standpoint, Hay's Open Door Policy colored America's public awareness of China as being helpless and in need of America's generosity and help, a psychological relationship that led to a great deal of chaos and frustration later in the 20the century.
653785
no, it actually does the opposite by accentuating our high standard of living, but it is having an adverse affect on our own economy.  When there is high demand for a product (LCD TV let's say) in the US It drives the prices up, and up, and up, because of the minimum wage laws in the US.  This makes it more profitable for companies to outsource jobs to other countries, and then transport the goods back to the US.  Also, when prices go up people start to shop around for the best deal, and Chinese goods are much less costly, therefore China gets more business from Americans than America does.  If tariffs were to be placed on Chinese goods, then China would be less impactfull on the US economy, but our standard of living would decline because we could not afford to have the shiny new technology, and that would probably piss the Chinese off, which at this point in time we do not want (we have enough people pissed off at us).  Either way we will not be the top country for much longer...Unless we can get those crazy Arabs to give up religions; the biggest antagonistic factor in their hatred of America.
883819
The Chinese government is one of the most effective governments in today's world, and certainly superior to that farce in America.\nThe Olympic games is an absolutely major event affecting everything, like greater emphasis on teaching English, teaching less-educated Chinese how to be polite, improving buildings and roads in and around Beijing, and generally working hard to provide traditional Chinese hospitality to all visitors.\nThere will be no limitations on photography, and I guess that the web blockage will be cleared. There are ways round it anyway.
327215
They are doing it with General Motors cars as well. Televisions from RCA (Thompson Electronics), and I am sure thousands of other things America has given them with our outsourcing. Our trade with Communist China is upside down too with the Republican Administration of George Bush. 3% from us to them, and over 20% from them to America. They have broken Americas trade agreement for years now, and Bush wont do anything about it. They are Communists and an enemy to the United States. They are using the extra revenue to extend their military also. It's a bad deal all around. America is going to try to remove the republicans from our Congress in November hopefully.
209780
Short term negative trade is great for the consumer. That means of course more stuff is coming INTO our country than is going out.  For some reason we allow all of this cheap stuff to come in from China and Belize and people like me go to Walmart and get $20 shoes instead of $60 shoes that were made in Massachusetts where the shoemakers used to get a decent wage and benefits before the American shoe manufacturers were driven out of business and shoe manufacturing was outsourced to China and India.  The shoe industry owners and management and share holders don't care who makes the shoes as long as it's done cheaply enough to keep them making a nice profit and they lean on the government to keep the imports coming - they HAVE to - all of their factories are overseas now.  If there are any domestic manufacturers left they are forced to keep their prices as low as possible because of all of the competition from cheap imports - supply and demand.  I as the consumer win in the short term because I get a pair of pretty darn good shoes at a rock bottom price.  I lose as an American because American jobs are disappearing, our tax base is eroding as we lose workers income taxes and industrial taxes at the local, state and federal level.  Jobless people swell the welfare rolls, Social Security input decreases.  The only possible advantage I can see is that it makes us more interdependent on one another internationally.  I mean how likely is China to nuke us or cut diplomatic ties while we supply a insatiable appetite for their goods. It would be like a shopkeeper shooting his biggest customer.
955964
I was not aware that Americans had anything against China except that it is communist. That is against their form of Government and not against the people.\n\nAs for me personally, I love the Chinese people and their food. Not just the Chinese but all Asians and oriental people. I always thought they are the most beautiful people in the world, with the Latins coming in second place as far as beauty.\n\nThey have a wonderful and very interesting history and culture.\n\nI am 54 years old and remember the cold war well. My parents fussed at me for liking the orientals because they developed a hatred for all Asians and Orientals during World War 2 .I refused to inherit their hatred and prejudice.\n\nDuring the Viet Nam War, I did not dodge the draft, but I did not join either. I tried to stay neutral as far as the war was concerned, but even during a time of War, I loved the Vietnamese people and culture. Like I said all Asians and orientals. \n\nChina has such rich history, I would love to visit there some day. My wife had a grand mother that visited there several times and had pictures of the Great Wall and pictures of rural China that most Americans never see. She had many wonderful stories to tell about the people of China and the customs and beliefs and culture.
494367
China will never assume the role of Big Brother. It is something that the US has push onto the international scene. That kind of attitude or approach is against traditional Confucianism. China will work with other major powers to influence other countries, it will never take the direct approach the US does.
382065
Yes you are right about the Communist surplus stores in third world Countries. There is no competition with the Government or State. So it isn't a free market. Little man can't survive. I also see this happening with the change in monopoly's starting to come back together. This to isn't even Capitalism, it is just monopolizing a Nation similar to the Republic of China that is Communist. You see the trick to the argument is. America can produce it's own goods, and there is no need to operate with Communist Countries. They choose to associate with Communists, and that has been their choice. End of discussion.
610379
When I was young, all the cheap stuff was imported from Japan. Now a whole bunch of expensive stuff in imported from Japan. In the process, Japanese society has undergone a major transformation. I imagine the same will happen with China. Twenty years from now, the cheap stuff will probably be made in some other developing country because China's economy and ambitions will have grown. Even now, this is beginning to happen. Is the stuff from China worth buying? Some of it may represent a good value. A wise consumer considers each purchase carefully. Cheap doesn't always mean a bargain, if the product doesn't hold up.
494374
Ask yourself is it ethical for the US government to waltz into any country and change everything to a democracy even if the people in that country have perhaps never even heard of it.\n\nIts like walking into someones house, they offer you bread, and you say "No, i want chips!". Theyre gonna think your rude and obnoxious, as well as probably never inviting you back again.\n\nSo, if Yahoo goto China and accept the countries tules and regulations, its showing not only obliging, but also that China can trust these foreign companies, making it easier for others to do the same thing.
764416
The USA buys SO MUCH from them!\n\nWho can't find 10 things MADE IN CHINA is less than a minute in your house?
846370
The American business sphere, as we know it now, is an elaboration of the same sphere of influence that was ran by the English, the French, the Spanish, and the Venetians during their time.  With the start of the Dutch East Indies Company and before, the world's commerce has been determined using the European model of capitalism; the Americans did nothing to this except accelerated and expanded on its growth and influence.  The only difference is that with mass communication, changes and updates that took months now happen instantaneously.\n\nA switch to a Communist based system would cause complete chaos, crash markets, and kill the competition system that drives many of the world's industries.  This is probably why the Chinese are slowly adapting the "American" system as their own in order to truly compete globally in the economic arena.\n\nI hope that helps.
935904
China - communist one party dictatorship - manufacturer for America.\n\nSaudi Arabia - Theocratic Monarchy - supplier of oil to America \n\nGreat isn't it? \n\nAmericans don't save money they borrow it. Each individual is partly to blame.