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Becoming A Superpower: China’S Rise And The Belt And Road Initiative In Latin America, Garrett Bullock Jul 2019

Becoming A Superpower: China’S Rise And The Belt And Road Initiative In Latin America, Garrett Bullock

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Is China a Superpower? Will it become one? After half a century of establishing a strong international military presence, thriving economic growth, domestic/international political authority, and considerable cultural “soft power”, the PRC has emerged as a hegemon capable of competing in international geopolitics. Nevertheless, these questions remain unanswered. For this reason, this research explores what it means to be a superpower, whether China is or will be a superpower, and, importantly, what impact China’s rise has on the world. To do this, this research explores existing debates surrounding China’s current global status, the historical emergence of the PRC as a …


Memorandum Regarding A Congressional Appropriation For The State Department, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson Jul 1909

Memorandum Regarding A Congressional Appropriation For The State Department, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Organization of the State Department

The document is a typed memorandum concerning the necessity of expanding the State Department, particularly the Bureau of Trade Relations.