INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

101

GROUP PRESENTATION

ON CHINA

THE CASE OF THE BLIND ACTIVIST;

CHEN GUANGCHENG.

A PERSON OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST.

CHINA

CHINA• Population : over 1.3 billion

by land area

• Single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China

• Mixed economy state with recently increasing private ownership under post -Mao

leadership

to US in 2012 by both nominal and purchasing power parity

• Recognized nuclear power state

• World’s largest standing army and second-largest defense budget

• Characterized as ( permanent member of UNSC)

• Strict manipulation of social media

record

RECENT DIPLOMATIC AFFAIR

A blind Chinese activist named Chen Guangcheng, known for

his acts

escaped from house arrest on the night of 22nd April

and took refuge at the in Beijing.

“THE STORY of how Chen Guangcheng, a 40-year-old blind villager,

escaped through the prison-like security cordon surrounding his home and

ended up hundreds of miles away in Beijing under American diplomatic

protection will long be recounted as one of the most dramatic episodes in

America’s dealings with China over human rights.”

~The Economist

CHEN GUANGCHENG

TIMELINEThe Escape; 22nd April

The Announcement of the escape; 27th April

Kurt M. Campbell, an assistant secretary of State, arrived in Beijing; 29th April

Conformation of Chen’s location inside US Embassy and negotiations made; 2nd May

Chen was sent to Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital for medical treatment; 2nd May

Beijing Daily described Chen as "a tool and a pawn for American politicians to blacken China”; 4th May

Chen, his wife, and his two children had been granted U.S. visas and departed Beijing on a commercial flight for Newark, New Jersey; 19th May

THE SECRETARY ON THE CASE

“A constructive relationship includes

about those areas where including

human rights.”

~Hillary Clinton

CLEVER INSIGHT

On April 30, at The Atlantic Wire, there was a talk of a way that

things could be worked that would

"If the Americans agree to take Chen in, that removes him as a

and serves a gracious

concession on behalf of the party ahead of the upcoming

summit. It isn't the ideal situation, but given the disaster that

Chen's escape could have become, it's a chance

Plus, the Americans get to say

they took while simultaneously

doing the Chinese

ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION

• Importance of (Chen Guangcheng).

• Impact on

• China’s world image regarding

• Enthusiasm among activists in China.

• Image of US among Chinese population.

• China’s

Potential Power = [Aware citizens + Economic power + Military

Power] * ( Strategy + )

OUR VIEWS• China- US relation is more of like a cobweb where

each has It is hard to say

who has the in the situation.

• This whole thing is a part of a new race for

achieving the where USA was the

former winner and is still

• The underlying question is will China outdo US in

this race???