Chinese-American Globalization

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The business world of the United States of America has gone to many lengths to become as profitable as they are presently. Since after the Great Depression, numbers in favor of the United States have skyrocketed. According to the United Nation’s list of countries sorted by their gross domestic product, the United States stands as the number one in economic value. Something to consider though is if all credit should be given to the states and their hard workers alone. As seen on the CIA World Factbook, the country of China is responsible for 19% of the countries imports; but who knows if those people are actually benefitting from the success America has brought unto them. The truth of the matter is that they haven’t. Arise of international trade and other parts relating to America’s globalization is nothing of a glamorous story. The products brought to the consumers by one of the biggest import countries over the last three centuries or so are being produced in an environment far more painful than anyone wants to even consider. These factories that companies, one major corporation being Wal-Mart, are trying to impede from becoming general knowledge, is the use of Chinese sweat shops. In China people are being brought into these sweat shops where it may often be found having disgusting working conditions, little to no benefits for their employees, as well as the abuse and misuse of small children. Upon entering a corporate office for Wal-Mart in a large city, expectations of cleanliness, amongst any other appreciated, well kept up ideas of a professional office would be expected; upon entering a building found in China, one wouldn’t expect the same to say the least. According to the Huffington Post “16 and 17 year olds work 15 hour... ... middle of paper ... ...roversies. Facts On File News Services, 7 Mar. 1997. Web. 27 May 2014. "Microsoft to Investigate Conditions in Chinese Plant." Huffington Post: Tech. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc., 15 Apr. 2010. Web. 24 May 2014. Miller, Daniel. "Appalling Conditions of Factory Workers Who Make Dell Computers Who Are Forced to Work Seven-day, 74-hour Weeks and Live in Dorms With No Hot Water." Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 08 Nov. 2013. Web. 25 May 2014. Paul Feine. McBastards: McDonald’s and Globalization. 2011. Envision in Depth: Reading, Writing, and Researching Arguments. By Christine L. Alfaro and Alyssa J. O’Brien. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson/Longman, 2011. 372-76. Print. "Sweatshops in China." ProQuest: Asian Business. Dow Jones & Company Inc, 14 Feb. 2012. Web. 25 May 2014. "Sweatshop Labor." Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 15 July 2013. Web. 27 May 2014.

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