(Correspondent: Ye Xiaodong)On the morning of June 5th, Professor Zhou Xiao from the department of political science of the University of Hawaii visited our school and gave an academic report entitled an analysis of American social difficulties.This activity is chaired by dean Ye Xiaodong, part of teachers attended.
Professor Zhou pointed out that globalization is in the midst of challenges.In the seventy-six years since the United States led the establishment of a new order after World War II, the global system of institutions and norms has been under unprecedented attack. In the United States, a large number of blue collar workers with high salaries are unemployed. High welfare and socialist order are fighting against the growing traditional liberalism and nationalism.
Professor Zhou believed that China is the biggest promoter of economic globalization, which helps promote peace in the Asia-Pacific and other regions.China's development has had a disruptive impact on the international political and economic orderbuilt by the United States after World War II.Therefore, the Trump Administration's attempt to push China to maintain its hegemonic position through trade sanctions is doomed to fail.
Professor Zhou stressed that American society faces many problems in its development.Espeacially America's high taxes, make government spending unsustainable.In particular, part of the population has not so motivated, but to degenerate.Moreover, the American civilian class is not grateful to the government for this, and there are still plenty of anti capitalist trends, such as the occupy Wall Street movement.
Dean Ye summarized Professor Zhou's report. In his opinion, Professor Zhou's report is informative and informative, especially her analysis of many problems existing in American society from a small point of view, which provided a multi-dimensional perspective for our teachers to understand American society and observe the international situation
Some teachers had a heated discussion with Professor Zhou on the social differentiation and the trade union system in the United States.