North Korea Nuclear Test

North Korea has been testing nuclear weapons and wants to conduct another test. They have already done three tests but want to do another. China has used diplomatic channels to warn them not to do it. North Koreas testing of the nuclear weapons has put the rest of the world into a bit of a panic. The U.S. had renewed its threat of counter-measures after the third nuclear test. North Korea regularly Threatens the south and the United States with destruction. The U.N. has tried to pressure North korea into abandoning its missile and nuclear programs in 2006, but they did not listen. North Korea's only ally, China has told them that there is no justification for another nuclear test and that they should not do it. Even though North Korea has put a ton of stress on their relationship with China, China has not threatened the North with explicit consequences. This is like a parent not being strict enough with their child, if they aren't strict and punish the wrongdoings then those doings will continue and they will not know how wrong it is to do what they are doing. The U.S. is hoping that China will get the North to abandon the banned nuclear weapon program. The U.N. is also trying to get China to get the North to stop with their nuclear activity, also unsuccessful. The relationships with China are starting to fall apart because China is not taking control of its ally which is threatening the world and the safety for  mankind. Japan is also trying to talk North Korea out of the test. In the future they will hold high level governmental talks with North Korea to try and get them to stop. The stubbornness of North Korea is awful, it could lead to another big war because it is not cooperating and putting the rest of the world in danger.

Da Zi Baos, the cause of division between a nation

Da Zi Baos, were very common in China during the cultural revolution. They were a form of propaganda that Mao's followers used to humiliate "anti-revolutionaries" or to promote Mao. Da Zi Baos were often used in school environments. Ji-Li Jiang, the author of The Red Scarf Girl had to write them when she was in school in China. For a while, all classes were canceled and the students had to write Da Zi Baos all day. Many of them were about their teachers and how they had been wronged by them. Da Zi Baos were just another way to create a division between the revolutionaries, and the citizens with a bad class status.

One-Child Policy is dangerous in China

China’s One-Child Policy is the worst policy in China. For women, it is very dangerous and frightening. Women are only allowed to have one child. If they have more than one child or are pregnant, they have to get an abortion. Approximately, 35.9% of China’s population are only children because of the One-Child policy. This policy was introduced in 1979 for the social, economic, and environmental problems in China. During the period of Chairman Mao’s leadership of China, the crude birth rate fell from 37 to 20 per thousand, infant mortality declined from 227/1000 births in 1949 to 53/1000 in 1981. The one-child policy has been challenged in principle and in practice for violating the human right to determine the size of one’s own family. Chairman Mao claims that he has China's best interests in mind, but from what we are looking at now, it is clear that he didn't. The One-Child policy is proof of this. The fertility rate in China fell from 2.63 births per woman in 1980 to 1.61 in 2009. Ji-Li Jiang and her family had to follow Mao’s restrictions for China. In China, parents are willing to have boys instead of girls because they believe that men have a better chance of getting jobs, money, food, and working for their family. The One-Child policy is a complete restriction of basic human rights. A family is only allowed to have one child otherwise, they will be punished or killed.    

              

Tankman's Comedy

The Tienanmen square incident caused a huge, international uproar. The world is used to people keeping their heads down and not going against the flow. People who stand up for what they believe in get remembered. The video was quite shocking because it shows that there are some people in China who are willing to risk their lives to get change. This shows that Chinese people are not afraid to step against the government and the country is moving in the direction that the citizens want. The progression of china and its people is great sign, however, because of china's reaction with removing all of the videos and pictures of the indecent from the internet, it shows that they still can't face the fact that they are wrong. they are worried that they may loose their power over the Chinese citizens. This is an extreme jump forward, and every movement starts with one person and growing into many people. How this one man stands up for himself and his people by blocking the tanks is comical, informing, and extremely empowering making it a good video to spread around and make it go viral. Spreading this video to people and spreading the idea of fighting for the Chinese people's freedoms is the best thing you can do at this time.