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  • China virus because of China.

  • Did the band on China, China, China, China, China will own the United States?

  • Pretty inside.

  • Look closely.

  • You could be in Beijing, but this is New York City.

  • Yusa.

  • This is the American melting problem.

  • But China in America are not exactly best friends from him, and things are getting complicated.

  • My name is Joe Info.

  • I'm from China, but I have lived in the US for years.

  • I've always felt welcome here, but things are changing.

  • The US, China, Ribery affect every corner of the globe, and the presidential election has put it front and center.

  • So I've come to Flushing.

  • One of the largest Chinatowns in America theme community here is worry about President Trump's proposed ban on the massive Chinese AB Chad many users to talk to their loved ones back home.

  • Theo US has been cracking down on major Chinese tech companies like Huawei and ticked off saying they pose a security threat.

  • Now Wechat has come under fire.

  • Xiangyang is suing the U.

  • S.

  • Government to stop the band.

  • It's kind of a discrimination because obviously people all know most most of Chinese people, the United States, using which and this ban, it's actually mostly only against the people.

  • Chinese Chinese community in United States Washington says wechat is being used for surveillance and censorship, but Xiangyang says it has allowed Chinese immigrants to share the newfound democratic values within the community and with their friends back in China.

  • This executive order is kind of a cross the line and diminish diminish the value way.

  • Try Thio spread to the world to the mainland China as China and the US go head to head over technology, trade and covert 19 many Chinese Americans feel squeezed in between.

  • But this rivalry between the world's two superpowers has been building for decades, and it's profound.

  • Impact will be felt in nearly every country around the globe.

  • So how did this start?

  • Let's rewind.

  • After years of separation, US President Richard Nixon visited China.

  • Since then, there have been ups and downs with protests in Tiananmen Square, and the U.

  • S.

  • Bombing off the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade drove them apart.

  • But things got better.

  • China joined the World Trade Organization and its economy boom.

  • The two superpowers became partners in the global economy.

  • But China has always been criticized for not playing fair.

  • China's never been just 100% fully wide open on as they have become more, uh, advanced in their economy.

  • And as Xi Jinping's come to power, they've put other types of restrictions in place on social media cloud computing new rules on all different kinds of technologies.

  • In the past decade, three U.

  • S.

  • And China thought over trade.

  • But partner on climate change Ties between the two countries have grown as half geopolitical tensions, some say, like a couple fighting country and like it was a friend of mine.

  • One person is too much.

  • It should have never happened because of China.

  • It happened because of China.

  • Now the relationship is at its lowest point.

  • They want to decouple to break up and undo the deep economic ties built over the years.

  • You might be forced to choose sides say we're gonna do business with just the Chinese or just the Americans.

  • So it's putting countries, companies, students, employees a very difficult position.

  • There are more than 360,000 Chinese students in the U.

  • S.

  • Caught in the middle.

  • Washington believes some are actually spies pretending to be students to steal us intellectual property, So I was a lot of suspicious to vote.

  • Chinese students are pretty in fear, like people come to us for sticking for a better career development for opportunities.

  • They won't get education, they want to make new friends.

  • They want to make best all of the their their journey in this different country.

  • Some of Chinese friends decided to go back to China, leaving him with this hamster, Winnie.

  • But Kenya is unsure about how long he and Winnie will stay here.

  • He doesn't feel welcome anymore, since identification off this bell iteration ship, it just it's very challenging on myself, and also a lot of my friends are starting to look for, like positions opportunities back in China or in other markets in Asia.

  • To me, the U.

  • S and China sometimes seem like long lost twins with nationalism on the rise in both countries, regardless of whether Trump or Biden Wednesday election, the rivalry between these two superpowers is here to stay.

China virus because of China.

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How US and China's break-up could affect the world - BBC News

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/10/31
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stick

US /stɪk/

UK /stɪk/

  • verb
  • To adhere or fasten something to a surface.
  • To endure or persevere through a difficult situation.
  • (Informal) To tolerate or endure someone or something unpleasant.
  • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • To join together using glue or paste
  • To continue with something despite difficulties; persist.
  • To pierce or puncture with a pointed object.
  • To extend outwards; protrude.
  • To remain attached or fixed to a surface or object.
  • To remain in one place or position for a long time
  • noun
  • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
pretend

US /prɪˈtɛnd/

UK /prɪ'tend/

  • verb
  • To act as if something is true when it is not
  • adjective
  • Not real; imaginary.
  • other
  • The act of pretending; make-believe.
  • other
  • To behave as if something is true when it is not.
profound

US /prəˈfaʊnd, pro-/

UK /prə'faʊnd/

  • other
  • Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
  • adjective
  • Showing a lot of deep thought or understanding
  • Having a strong effect; felt deeply
  • Having or showing great knowledge or understanding; deep.
  • Felt or experienced very strongly or deeply.
  • Having or showing great knowledge or understanding.
  • Very great or intense.
  • Requiring deep thought or understanding.
journey

US /ˈdʒɚni/

UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

  • noun
  • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • verb
  • To travel through a place
force

US /fɔrs, fors/

UK /fɔ:s/

  • other
  • To break open (something) using force.
  • To compel (someone) to do something.
  • To cause (a plant or crop) to develop or mature prematurely in a greenhouse or under artificial conditions.
  • To cause (a plant or flower) to grow or develop at an increased rate.
  • To use physical strength to break open or move (something).
  • other
  • Coercion or compulsion; strength or power exerted to cause motion or change.
  • Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
  • other
  • Coercion or compulsion; strength or power exerted to cause or affect.
  • An influence or effect.
  • Physical strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
  • Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
  • noun
  • Coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence.
  • Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • A body of people employed and trained for a particular task or purpose.
  • An influence or effect.
  • A body of people employed and trained for law enforcement.
  • A body of soldiers or police.
  • An influence that can cause a body to accelerate.
  • Pressure; attraction
  • Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
  • The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
  • Strength or power of expression or argument.
  • verb
  • To use physical strength or violence to persuade
executive

US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/

UK /ɪɡ'zekjətɪv/

  • adjective
  • Of a high ranking job in a company
  • Relating to or having the power to put plans or laws into effect.
  • Designed for or used by people in senior management positions.
  • Relating to or having the power to put plans or laws into effect.
  • Relating to the managing of an organization.
  • Of a high quality suitable for executives.
  • Designed for or occupied by executives; luxurious or high-quality.
  • Relating to the management of a business or organization.
  • Suitable for or characteristic of a high-level executive; high-quality and impressive.
  • noun
  • A senior manager in a business or organization
  • A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization.
  • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
  • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
  • A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization.
  • The branch of government responsible for putting laws into effect.
  • A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business.
  • A meeting of executives.
  • A rule or order issued by the president or a governor that has the force of law.
  • A private meeting of the executive committee.
  • other
  • The power to put plans or laws into effect.
community

US /kəˈmjunɪti/

UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

  • noun
  • Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • An interacting group of various species in a common location.
  • A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • The European Economic Community.
  • A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  • A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  • An interacting group of various species in a common location.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A group of people who share a craft or profession and learn from each other.
  • A group of people who interact with each other primarily through online platforms.
  • A group of people who interact with each other primarily online.
  • An organized group of people with a common interest or purpose.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A group of people sharing common characteristics or interests.
  • A group of people living in a particular area or locality.
  • Joint ownership or use.
  • adjective
  • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
  • Relating to or characteristic of a community.
  • Relating to or done by a community.
  • Relating to or shared by the people in a community.
  • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
  • other
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • Joint ownership or use.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
squeeze

US /skwiz/

UK /skwi:z/

  • noun
  • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
  • When there is not enough space for things/people
  • Act of firmly pressing on two or more sides
  • verb
  • To force or threaten someone to give you something
  • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
  • To be pressed together or crowded into an area
  • To press together the opposite sides of something
  • To reduce the amount of something
intellectual

US /ˌɪntlˈɛktʃuəl/

UK /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

  • other
  • a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things
  • adjective
  • connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
  • Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect.
  • Relating to the intellect or mental understanding.
  • noun
  • A person who engages in critical study and thought.
climate

US /ˈklaɪmɪt/

UK /ˈklaɪmət/

  • noun
  • Typical weather conditions in a particular place
  • other
  • The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
  • other
  • A region with particular weather conditions.
  • other
  • The typical weather conditions in an area over a long period.