US and Chinese Power by Reegan Mastrangelo https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0 Use red for China, blue for America en-us 2021-08-02 22:28:31 UTC 2026-02-08 19:34:53 UTC hello@padlet.com The Army https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667162429 600 billion dollars of military funding, 6 times that of nearest competitor (China)]]> 2021-08-02 23:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667162429 https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667162697 The United States is the only nation with the ability to plan, deploy, sustain and fight both in their homeland or across the seas ]]> 2021-08-02 23:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667162697 Over 1 million active military personal https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667162768 2021-08-02 23:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667162768 Insulated culture https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667163141 China can just say no to any foreign element of culture, and slap social demerit points on anyone who tries to evade the system]]> 2021-08-02 23:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667163141 Economic Debt Traps https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164010 China has lent out lots of cash money to third world countries in Africa, etc., and are now exerting a lot of power over them by trapping them in debt ]]> 2021-08-02 23:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164010 https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164090 Played a huge role in the creation of organisations such as the United Nations and NATO]]> 2021-08-02 23:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164090 126 Countries and 29 International organisations have signed cooperation agreements with China https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164530 2021-08-02 23:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164530 China has every organization in America scared https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164833 like the NBA, John Cena, etc. ]]> 2021-08-02 23:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164833 https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164913 China has threatened to stop buying US Bonds, if this were to happen it would make the situation very difficult for the US economically]]> 2021-08-02 23:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667164913 Sri Lanka agreed to hand over a port to China to help pay down its debts https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667169105 2021-08-02 23:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667169105 China buying ports and funding infrastructure projects across South East Asia. https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667169341 e.g. buying the Darwin Port  ]]> 2021-08-02 23:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667169341 The US Dollar is the global benchmark currency https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667170104 2021-08-02 23:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667170104 US account for 40 per cent of global military spending https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667172325 2021-08-02 23:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/reegmast/zrerg9vn3o476sz0/wish/1667172325