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Self-Interest - Ideals that countries/empires want for themselves

Competition - the countries are fighting each other for limited resources

Conflict - Disagreement, collision between two countries’ ideals

ONE factual question (What, who, when, where …)

What is an ideology?

What is national self-interest?

What is a superpower?

What leads to competition for resources?

ONE conceptual question (Why, how, what is the relationship between …)

What is the relationship between China and the US?

Why are the global superpowers always on opposing sides?

How do other countries compete for power?

To what extent is something considered as a ‘superpower’?

ONE debatable question (To what extent …)

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TikTok has been doing the rounds during the Coronavirus enforced hiatus and made even more popular in Kenya by trending videos from young people. Do you remember Azziad Nasenya? Fortunately, Kenya is not the United States of America, and the banning of Chinese-owned apps in the US is not going to affect Kenyans. However, you might be traveling abroad to go and study and if US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's allegations are anything to go by, then you might need to consider creating social media accounts you will still be able to access in the US to keep in touch with your buddies.

Mike Pompeo recently claimed that some of China's technology firms have been "feeding data to the Chinese Communist Party". The word "some" actually means a lot in this scenario. Therefore, maybe it is not all apps you like will be banned by Trump's administration.

There has been tension between the US and China recently stemming from calls from the US that China is held responsible for not "controlling the outbreak" of the COVID-19 pandemic effectively. The extent of proof that the US has on this claim remains to be seen. Besides, only Trump's administration knows what they are talking about. You and I are not necessarily able to have eagle-eyed tech-based means of keeping an eye on a big superpower like China anyway.

So what apps have been quoted so far?

Tiktok is obviously the most obvious but Trump administration has mentioned a few other apps with Chinese links. Tencent's WeChat is one app Mr. Mike Pompeo specifically mentioned besides TikTok. WeChat is a social media application but it has integrated functionalities too like finding dates, news, making payments, and even running programs within it.

From the point of view of Trump's administration, WeChat is seen as a surveillance tool. WeChat is allegedly suspected to be a tool spreading propaganda to the Chinese people living away from the country. However, Tencent has seriously come out and reaffirmed its stance that content on WeChat is kept private and not shared with any other party.

India is a good example of such a move by Trump as they recently banned up to over 55 apps that are connected to Chinese ownership. India based the ban on the apps "threatening security and sovereignty" in the country. Besides banning WeChat and TikTok, India also banned Weibo, CamScanner, Baidu Maps, and Baidu Translate, QQMail, and Clash of Kings and Mobile Legends Bang Bang.

Baidu Maps and Baidu Translate are competitors with Google as they are a Chinese leading search provider, Weibo is like Twitter, Camscanner is an app for sharing documents while QQMail is a file-transfer cum email service.

Other apps that are at risk include AliExpress, apps developed by Xiaomi's developers that are Mi-branded, NetEase video games just to mention but a few

Conclusion

The banning of the above-mentioned apps will obviously create further tension between the two countries. Whether this is a campaign tactic by Donald Trump remains to be seen. There is also a feeling that the two superpowers are rivals on the global stage both in political and commercial terms. This means that either the US is afraid of the commercial threat posed by the hugely fast-growing economy of China or they are honestly concerned by apps that are similar to US-based apps such as Twitter and Google. However, we should not be quick to jump into conclusions but hope for peace between the two nations. This is because any ripple effects of any conflict between them could be felt by many other nations as we are all connected in one way or another.

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Will Trump ban TikTok and Many other Chinese-owned apps? | Teacher.co.ke

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TikTok has been doing the rounds during the Coronavirus enforced hiatus and made even more popular in Kenya by trending videos from young people. Do you remember Azziad Nasenya? Fortunately, Kenya is not the United States of America, and the banning of Chinese-owned apps in the US is not going to affect Kenyans.

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During the cold war, these 3 terms were prevalent. There were 2 opposing ideologies between America and USSR, the communist party, and the liberal democratic.

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I deologies: beliefs, principles, opinions, values. (communist, authoritarian, democratic, capitalist)

Resources: Utility (nuclear weapons, technology)

Conflict: Tension and problems between parties. (conflict was based on the ideological and geopolitical struggle for global influence)

Factual: Who were world leaders in times of national conflict?

Conceptual: How do incompatible ideologies, national self-interest, and lead to conflict, especially between superpowers?

Debatable: Which factor is more prominent in creating conflict, incompatible ideologies, or the competition for resources

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competition: two or more people who are going against one another for a certain outcome
conflict: disagreement amongst various parties
incompatible: two or more parties that aren't able to get along and exist together

ONE factual question (What, who, when, where …)

What ideologies are incompatible?

ONE conceptual question (Why, how, what is the relationship between …)

What is the relationship between competition for resources can lead to conflict between superpowers?

ONE debatable question (To what extent …)

To what extent does national self-interest fuel conflict between superpowers?

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Incompatible: two things that are different in various ways that they can’t exist together.
Conflict: A problem/ tension between two different groups (or more).
Superpowers: Supreme power holding control over a country and able to exert influence on a global scale (military and economics).

ONE factual question (What, who, when, where …)

What are some incompatible ideologies existing in our world today?

ONE conceptual question (Why, how, what is the relationship between …)

How can conflicts between superpowers affect citizens on a global scale?

ONE debatable question (To what extent …)

Does incompatibility between superpowers always lead to conflict?

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Definitions
Ideologies: Opinions and values that create a set of principles.

Self-Interest: Individuals behaving in a way that benefits themselves.

Conflict: Tensions between various contrasting perspectives.

Questions
Factual:
What countries hold the most incompatible ideologies?
What effects do the conflicts between superpowers create on society and who does it affect?

Conceptual:

How does national self-interest result in conflict between superpowers?
What is the relationship between superpowers and countries which hold the resources?

Debatable:
To what extent can conflicts between superpowers be solved?

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Ideologies- What a nation/organization belives is the way it should be run.
Conflict- Disagreement between two or more parties
Superpowers- A nation or organization that has a big influence on the world's resources and control.

Factual-
What are the main resources that superpowers compete over?
Conceptual-
How do superpowers maintain vast amount of control and influence?
Debatable-
To what extent can incompatible ideologies co-exist?

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The cold war and the China-U.S. conflict, represented through political cartoons.

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Unit Information

Statement of Inquiry: Incompatible ideologies, national self-interest, and the competition for resources can lead to conflict between superpowers.

Terminology and Definition
- Ideologies: Set of beliefs. In the context of superpowers, ideologies can be ways of governing a country, such as communism and capitalism. The form of government also impacts other factors, such as the military, foreign exchange, and the market.

- Conflict: Disagreement and argument between two or more parties.

- Superpower: Power and influential nation. It may be in technology, the military, and the economy. This is usually used to address the USSR and America. It may also be applied to the conflict between China and America, which is a current political affair.

Concepts

- Key Concept: Global Interactions

- Related Concepts: Conflict, Ideology

- Global Context: Identities and Relationships, Competition and Cooperation; Teams; Affiliation and Leadership

Questions

Factual: What is national self-interest, and how is it expressed? What are the causes of conflicts between superpowers? What can conflict between different ideologies bring to the world and superpowers?

Conceptual: How do identity and relationships impact competition and cooperation between superpowers? What is the relationship between innovation and conflict in superpowers?

Debatable: Under what circumstances are two and more nations able to compete and innovate simultaneously? To what extent does conflict between superpowers bring positive change?

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Incompatible Ideologies:
two or more contrasting beliefs or moralities that signify a nation's stance which do not align.
Conflict:
When two or more parties have a serious disagreement that may result in severe repercussions.

Factual:
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Conceptual:
What is the tenuous relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (Capitalism vs Communism) and how have their differing ideologies and geopolitical power struggle caused strain between the two nations?

Debatable:
To what extent does political efficacy affect the success of a nation (measured by economic growth, military power, trade, population, etc)