liberalize this nation. First of all, it must be noted that China is alreadymetamorphosing and great changes are taking place regardless of US involvement. Forinstance, power is becoming decentralized and infusing private enterprises with greaterfreedom. Another important effect American trade will have in China would be that ofmultinational organizations whose presence will change the working climate. Thesemultinational corporations are said to “create safer workplaces, follow more progressivepersonnel practices, raise living standards, and introduce new ideas, attitudes, and ways ofthinking. A number of American companies such as Mattel and Nike, have adopted codesof conduct requiring local subcontractors and suppliers to eschew child labor and otherpractices common in China...” (Weidenbaum 223). As far as the cultural influence thatforeign markets will have in China, the benefits are wide. Advertisers will promotemessages of free choice and democracy through marketing. In this day and age oftechnology, we can not overlook the key role media, Internet, and privately ownedsatellite dishes will play in transmitting new ideas to this developing nation. It is crucial to understand the importance a healthy economy plays in thepolitics of China. It is with this thought, that one can correlate a weak economy to thestrengthening of the “old-line communists who have reluctantly gone along with Deng’sreforms only because they appear to work” (Weidenbaum 223). In order for a moreliberal political regime to develop in China, American presence is vital.A great fear that runs through the minds of Americans is that a higherliving standard in China would allow it to develop militarily. Presently, the Chinesemilitary consists approximately of three million troops, 9,400 tanks, and 5,200 fighteraircraft. However, the Gulf War exhibited the obsolescence of China’s equipment. Furthermore, their marines are...
