International issues

United States of America

Economy: The United States has a highly developed modern market economy. Its labor productivity, gross domestic product and foreign trade volume rank first in the world, and it has a relatively complete macro-control system. America is rich in natural resources. Coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, potassium salt, phosphate, sulfur and other mineral reserves rank among the top in the world. Other minerals are copper, lead, molybdenum, uranium, bauxite, gold, mercury, nickel, potassium carbonate, silver, tungsten, zinc, aluminum and bismuth. Strategic mineral resources such as titanium, manganese, cobalt and chromium mainly rely on imports. The proven coal reserves are 3,596.6 billion tons. The proven crude oil reserves are 27 billion barrels. The proven natural gas reserves are 5,603.4 billion cubic meters. The forest area is about 4.4 billion mu, with a coverage rate of 33%. The industrial and agricultural production categories are complete, the degree of intensification is high, the level of economic development ranks first in the world, and the gross national product ranks first in the world. Automobile industry and construction industry occupy an important position in industry and are the two pillars of American economy. In recent years, driven by scientific and technological progress in the fields of information and biology, the industrial transformation in the United States has accelerated, and labor-intensive industries have been further eliminated or transferred abroad. At the same time, high-tech industries such as information are developing rapidly, product upgrading is accelerating day by day, and progress has been made in transforming traditional industries with high technology. The main industrial products are automobiles, aviation equipment, computers, electronic and communication equipment, steel, petroleum products, fertilizers, cement, plastics, newsprint and machinery. Agriculture is highly developed and highly mechanized. The main agricultural products are wheat, corn and soybeans, occupying a leading position in the world. The total grain output accounts for 1/5 of the world. The United States is the largest trader of goods and services in the world. The main exporting countries and regions of the United States are: Canadian, European Union, Mexican, Japanese and China. The main importing countries and regions are: Canadian, European Union, Japanese, Mexican and China. In 2006, the gross domestic product (GDP) was 5438+0:102081billion dollars (at current prices), and the per capita GDP was 35843 dollars (at current prices).

Education: Primary and secondary education is mainly managed by the State Education Commission and local governments. Schools are divided into public schools and private schools. Most states have ten-year compulsory education. Most states have ten-year compulsory education. The educational system varies from state to state, mostly six years in primary school, three years in junior high school and three years in senior high school. Higher education includes two-year colleges and technical colleges, four-year undergraduate courses and two to four-year graduate schools. Famous institutions of higher learning include: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Chicago, George Washington University, Yale University, California Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University and Duke University.

"Xiu" is powerful and outstanding. It is universally acknowledged that the United States is the largest developed country, especially in the fields of economy, science and technology, military affairs, sports and popular culture. The reason why the United States dares to dominate the world is mainly because it has superior capital and beauty in the forest.

"Show" is a unique mission. Most Americans regard human development as a straight line, and think that the United States will always be the forefront and a new beginning, and the American way will always represent the future of the world. Americans are willing to believe that the United States has a special mission, not only for prosperity, but also for "some will of God". The earliest European immigrants came to the North American continent with beautiful illusions about the New World and enthusiasm for spreading Christian beliefs, and wanted to create a new country in this land where no country was born, "believing in freedom and devoting themselves to the idea that all people are created equal" (President Lincoln's original words). This country should become a "mujahideen, a soldier of the people, a defender of basic rights such as life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness, a defender of the free world and human rights" (scholar JamesOliverRobertson). Although many Americans scoff at this fantasy now, and the repeated unreasonable interference of the United States in the basic rights of people in other countries has been resisted by many countries in the world, as the basic explanation of "national mission", it has not fundamentally wavered.

Think of life as a performance.

"Show" is an attitude towards life, and life is defined as "performance for dreams and interests". Many people in China come into contact with Americans and feel that they love life, are confident, optimistic and cheerful, like to praise each other, and even exaggerate, as if they are performing. China people are more introverted. An American with an A grade is far less happy than an American with a B+ grade. Americans have a strong performance attitude towards life and work, and always want to show the beautiful, positive, bright and brave side of life to others, see for themselves, see nature by themselves, and further activate their life potential in this performance. From the early adventures of cowboys in the west to the surfing and rock climbing that young people are keen on today; From the elaborate decoration of the front garden and lights by every household to people's full investment and participation in various festivals or public activities; From American football matches and Hollywood blockbusters to many entrepreneurial myths that have become national pride from scratch ... you can't help but feel the American outlook on life. Life is not passive following, but active choice. Not passive waiting, but positive creation; It is not parrot-like obedience, but self-realization. In new york, I got together with a college classmate. He has lived in the United States for more than five years, and now he is still wandering, but his mental state is much more exciting than when he worked in Shanghai newspaper. That night, he recommended me to watch a movie called "The Drifter", which tells the story of an American postman who drifted to an island in the Pacific Ocean after an air crash, survived tenaciously and was rescued four years later. This is the essence of the true American spirit: as long as there is faith (the postman's faith in the film is his love) and as long as you don't give in to the external oppression (the representative in the film is nature), the bonfire of life will never go out, but will only burn more and more brightly.

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My understanding is:

The United States is strong in immigration, education, trade, human rights, military affairs, law, innovation, various rivers and many other aspects. The United States is the index of the world, so anyone who wants to know about it has a one-sided view of the United States. It's not that he can't understand this country, but that we are changing, and our perspective is changing. Since everyone is changing, we should still look at the United States with the eyes of keeping pace with the times.