Leano, Naoimi Jose Merl R.

1:30-3:30/TF/SOCSCI 103N (Activity 6) Score: ____ / 50 pts.

Activity 6, Module 3

1. WORD MAP FOR US-CHINA TRADE WAR

US-CHINA TRADE WAR

The Golden Arches
The Golden Arches Theory
Theory of conflict prevention
of conflict prevention plays
plays is
is one of the
one of the reasons
reasons why
why the
the tension
tension between
between USUS and
and China
China
remained to
remained to be
be within
within the
the context
context of
of trade
trade policies,
policies, like
like for
for example
example their
their tariffs
tariffs and
and import-export
import-export redualtions.
redualtions. Since
Since
both
both countries
countries involved
involved are
are super
super powers,
powers, it
it is
is given
given that
that they
they have
have within
within their
their vicinities
vicinities the
the "golden
"golden arches"
arches" and
and
despite
despite the
the increase in tension
increase in tension between
between the
the two
two ofof them,
them, they
they know
know clearly
clearly that
that the
the cost
cost of
of going
going to
to war
war and
and the
the
amount
amount of
of contact between them
contact between them will
will both
both increase.
increase. Giving them enough
Giving them enough space to talk
space to talk through
through things in aa more
things in more
diplomatic way, given
diplomatic way, given their
their differences.
differences.

Due
Due toto the
the Trade
Trade war
war started
started byby US,
US, it
it had
had ripple
ripple effects
effects to
to countries
countries all
all over
over the
the world.
world. especially
especially when
when we
we are
are to
to talk
talk
about the
about the economic effect of
economic effect of this
this trade
trade war.
war. Supply
Supply chains
chains all
all over
over the
the world
world is
is on
on aa rattle
rattle as
as the
the trade
trade policy,
policy, trade
trade war
war
tariffs remain in
tariffs remain in effect.
effect. This
This friction,
friction, paired
paired with
with the race to secure medical
the race to secure medical supplies
supplies andand develop
develop aa coronavirus
coronavirus vaccine,
vaccine, is
is
provoking
provoking aa reevaluation
reevaluation of of just-in-time
just-in-time supply
supply chains
chains that
that privilege
privilege efficiency
efficiency above
above all all else. With the
else. With the supply
supply chains
chains as
as the
the
priority of
priority of theses super power
theses super power countries, it is
countries, it most unlikely
is most unlikely for
for them
them toto engage
engage inin aa war
war that
that leaning
leaning towards
towards "military
"military
activities.
activities. ""

2. COVID-19

I won’t go too far for this topic. The Philippines is a mess before COVID-19
happened, but it went straight into a sham when the pandemic happened. It is no secret
to all of its residents that the Government is waiting for a miracle. They seem to focus
on other things instead of formulating policies to effectively governed and protect the
Filipino people at this point in time. The government prioritized putting crushed
dolomites in Manila Bay instead of funding the search for a cure for the virus. It is not
only a issue of timing, but it is also an issue of priorities. It is relying on other countries
when it comes to the cure and sits waiting while wasting money on some other empty
projects.

What happens in the Philippines does not speak for the entire world but it
leaves us hoping that while other countries adapt to spaceship economic despite these
trying times, our country may be able to do as well, especially now. The government
must see that protecting its people must be the first priority since its laws is established
from this mantra “protect and serve the Filipino people.”
REFERENCES:
https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/06/24/in-u.s.-china-trade-war-new-supply-chains-rattle-
markets-pub-82145
https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/IPE/Golden_Arches_Theory_of_Conflict_Prevention
https://asiatimes.com/2019/08/enter-the-dragon-on-the-road-to-a-trade-war/
Leano, Naoimi Jose Merl R.
1:30-3:30/TF/SOCSCI 103N (Activity 6) Score: ____ / 50 pts.