China News - Obama talks about US-China trade : 4 Feb 10
text + video of Obama speaking
What Level? A level and IB 16-18
This news feed can be used to link China with Economics as a subject area and to make the learning of Chinese real in terms of future jobs
Economics
- discuss terms and concepts such as free trade, protectionism and international competition
- discuss the dilemmas for the US around Obama’s comment ‘China is going to be one of our biggest markets’ versus the pressure he is under to protect US jobs by placing tariffs on cheap imported goods from China e.g. car tyres
Jobs area and language learning
What jobs does the news article make you think about?
- trade talks negotiator
- advising UK businesses on trading with China
- translator at trade talks
Text and Video of Obama speaking about US-China trade