"China, 'Now that we're in love!'"--Seminar-3

The song title says it succinctly.  We are sons and daughters of God, all equal in His sight.

According to President Trump, the song title suggests that any son or daughter of his is a member of his family.  A son who's down on his luck and asks for money from his father to get back on his feet--father Trump would seemingly offer it immediately--no questions asked.  Or would he do what he may have asked of the Ukrainians--"Do exactly as I say before you get anything from me, for I am the President of  the United States"?

That our leaders of past years in their dealings with China have cajoled China to join the WTO and to endeavor to live up to its rules governing international trade by extending financial inducement ought not to thereby enable Trump to specifically make demands upon China that only seasoned countries in globalization could be expected to live up to.  The point is, the United States has been involved in educating and bringing along in a spirit of mutual love and respect countries, such as China, that for centuries endured their citizenry treated as subservients and virtual slaves to those living in the advanced nations. It is in that spirit of love that the master welcomed back his prodigal son (recorded in the Bible).  Just so, the US has extended throughout its history aid and financial benefits to its 'backward' trading partners as part of its mission-ing (="bearing witness") to Third World nations--with whom it extends the familial hand of fellowship.  (It certainly did so done during the take-down of the Russian Empire in the 1990s to the joy of the Russian satellite countries!)

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The NBA players in China

Similarly, as the NBA extends its reach into China, it ought not to demand that Chinese living in China declare an allegiance to democratic principles; but it should regard its venture into Chinese acculturation as an opportunity to perform on and off the court in ways that bespeak the players' dedication to practicing democracy in real-life affairs for the Chinese fans to witness.