https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-11-10 21:07:19 UTC 2025-12-08 13:20:59 UTC hello@padlet.com yfpeng https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el/wish/205831346 Summary: Upon his recent visit to the Asian countries, Mr Donald Trump, President of the United State, expressed openly his view point on regional trade, arguing that global trade and multilateral relations were detrimental for the wellbeing of the U.S. Whereas Mr Xi Jinping, President of China stands on the different side, proposing that the collaboration between world nations is an irreversible and unstoppable trend and therefore a way in which nations trade freely should be set. 

Response: It wasn't Trump's first time to blame the WTO. Ever since his election as the president the situation of world trade seemed to be reversed. The U.S which stood for the world's liberty and democracy had argued for stopping free trade and multinational corporations. China on the other hand, which was one of the few communist states that left and being the largest communist nation in the world, had ironically stood on the side of free trade, as President Xi stated that "we should support the multilateral trading regime and practice open regionalism..." 

DQs:
1)Who do you think would benefit from the free trade practice, the West? China? or the developing nations in the Third World?
2)Is China nowadays still considered a pure communist nation? To what extent had capitalism value entered the Chinese land?
3)Base on your knowledge of the history, do you think that globalization is "an irreversible historical trend" or not?]]> 2017-11-10 21:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el/wish/205831346 yfpeng https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el/wish/205833909 Rail(v)
Original:
"President Trump railed against the World Trade Organization..."
Definition: 
The verb raul means to criticize severely. When you rail against increased taxes at a town meeting, you speak openly and loudly about how wrong the increase is and point out the problems it will cause.
My Own sentence:
The angry student railed against the teacher who gave too much homework over the weekend.
Synonym:
Protest, Complain

Podium(n)
Original:
President Xi Jinping took to the podium to espouse...
Definiton:
A podium is a raised platform like the kind Olympians stand on when they win a medal or like the overturned crate in the garage where you pretend to accept your Academy Award.
My Own Sentence
The sleepy professor fell off from the podium on a early morning lecture
Synonym:
ambo, dais, pulpit, rostrum, stump]]> 2017-11-10 21:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el/wish/205833909 mglgao https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el/wish/205852942 reciprocate(v.)
Original:
"[President Trump] complained about trade imbalances, saying the US had lowered market barriers and ended tariffs while other countries had not reciprocated."
Definition:
Act, feel, or give mutually or in return.
My own sentence:
I tried hard to contact with the doctor, but he never reciprocated.
Synonyms:
return, redound

tutelage(n.)
Original:
"Under its tutelage, many of these countries opened up and reformed - playing by America's rules."
Definition:
Attention and management implying responsibility for safety.
My own sentence:
"This area will be under my tutelage." said the General.
Synonyms:
care, guardianship]]> 2017-11-11 03:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/yfpeng/luao9obs80el/wish/205852942