Nowadays the globalization debates could be found all across the States. We can feel its power from our everyday lives. My friend ordered one iPad 2 online in March this year, he was surprised when noticed that the shipping was directly from the warehouse in Shenzhen, China. This kind of thing was quite impossible decades ago, but people are getting used to it now.
As a international student in America, I always believe that I am quite open to globalization. Personally I enjoy the openness because the products in the market will be cheaper and more of diversity. It is absolutely good for the customers. However, not all of us are fans to openness. In china, the duty is still significant for some specific products. Take cars for example, one imported car (less than 4L) will have a fixed Custom Duty of 25%, a Value Added Tax of 17%, a Consumption Tax of 12% and other fees and tax. It is a huge barrier for importing car business. I believe similar situations may happen in the United States too because of the unemployment concerns and trade protectionism.
It is true that the globalization has two sides for every single country, however, I still support the free trade because I believe it is good for the whole world. So how open to openness are you?
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