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1. history of European views of US 2. current European perception of US what Europeans like about US what they don't like o 3. Reid on what really annoys Europeans about US o Culture in the US commodified, it is commercial, unhealthy sexuality o Europe refined culture/high culture, people are sophisticated and wise o Year after 911, euro criticize US's selfish warlike unilateralist policies, extremely unpopular, tried to interfere euro internal affair, iraq war, solve poli issues with war o Decrease of likeness of US from euro o Greece, British and other lots of countries view US as the greatest threat of world peace o Reid first time in history, not only euro elite and intellectual doesn't like US, now the public also don't like them o They want to be able to deter US o Area of identity, habermas, deeply felt need in euro to feel anti American, help to build euro unity, foundation of euro identity o United euro help them economically, have more prosperous euro o Motivated by anti-american o Current perception in euro of the US: drive big cars, love guns, get on welfare, many divorces, foul mouths, violent, love death penalty, always suing somebody, fat, loud ignorant, crude, Bermuda shorts and cow boy, president knows nth about euro o Jerry springer, the opera, talked about sex violence infidelity, sex o Plastic surgery, Viagra, KKK o Pure love hate of US in Europe, they like American stuff, US bands, music, fast-food, TV, clothes o American have doesn't have free refill of coffee, newspaper sold in street corners, plastic and paper, drive thru banking, high school graduation ceremony, regular class reunions, free cheap parking, 24 hr convenience store, fridge big enough for turkey o Parents raise their children, teach praise their students, can do spirit, optimism in believing themselves, youthful figure as a young country, open arm acceptance of new ideas, great universities, classlessness,
"American dream" works, generosity of US to poor people (not the gov), have more charities o Selfish, does not care poor and sick, spoils the planet, doesn't sign international law and treaty e.g. landmine treaty, inconsistent and hypocritical, US always talk about morality but uses force, use power for its own interest, doesn't like US patriotism, patriotism in sporting event is a bit too much, US think other countries are technologically backwards, US bomb other country to lower oil , world focus on war and famine feeling good as America and that's what they live for o Image=US is a bull in the global china shop o Reid US think it is annoying that the Americans are best in the world, nation is so ignorant to the world but have the wealth and the power to dominate the world
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1. China's rapid rise 2. power transition theory 3. role of motivations and intentions ingreat power politics 4. 5. 6. 7. Chinese foreign policy motivations nationalism and Chinese foreign policy china-US apology diplomacy popular nationalism and elite policy Power making
2. transition theory o WW1, german rising, british want to tkeep it down o WW1 japan growing strong, western power want to keep it down o After WW2 europe damaged so greatly that US had to do sth o China will collapse, china hast he potential to overpower US, European thinks _______ o US think they should stop the Chinese now o The Japanese threat in WW2 o Do the intention and motives of the nation matter? or just the question of power? o The 2 chinese authors in the reader think that we do have to take intention and motives of involved countries into account, not only the power, what is the intention of china? o Chinese does not want to challenge the present intl order, becoz it is doing reli well in regional and national order o 1) Chinese econ is integrated in the world econ, the focus is to meet domestic economic needs, want a more dev econ, econ growth enables the gov to keep themselves in power o 2) From Chinese gov, US hegemonic position have been secure and stable, to change this is too risky, Chinese gov doesn't want to change that o Econ globalization enable china to achieve rapid econ growth, the frame work of g benefiting china, why would u want to change that?There is more independence now, there is more multi lateralism, there are threats like terrorism, china contributing in help stopping it. o China continue to have econ success in this global order o Challenge to power transition theory, china is not going to threaten the intl order, where US is the hegemonic power, even tho they are gaining
power they might want more recognition, but china is not making these demands o Hard and soft power o Three major goals, 1) china preserve regime itself, sensitive of peoples concerns 3) china does want to be recognize as a great power, they doesn't want to overthrow the intl order, Chinese nationalism o Not in the interest of US to provoke china, main stream Chinese view:_______ o Tiananmen incident, damaged intl reputation, lots of criticisms of Chinese human rights, china tried to have good behavior since that time, Chinese gov have become more multi lateral, support and cooperate with intl institution, to gain status in the world, to make ppl feel that china belongs, to show they are not strong repressive power, show they are good partner 5. Nationalism in Chinese foreign policy o Nationalism=Designs to restore or maintain or advance public images of the nation, china wants to erase history of humiliation by western powers (colonism) and Japanese invasion, desire to make up of that time o Nationalist promotes Chinese face, want china to look good in the world, very sensitive of how they are viewed, 6. US spy plane in chinese territory, Chinese plane shadowing the plane and crashed, the pilot died, china did not get the strength of apology they wanted from the US, both tried to save face, US didn't want to apologize, Chinese wanted a formal one o popular nationalism have to be taken into account by the Chinese elites, satisfying popular nationalism in some degree
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