The U.S.’s relationship with
China
relationship,
fraught
with
friction
and
rising
competition, will most likely
not improve under President-
elect Donald Trump, according
to
David
Shambaugh,
a
professor of political science
and international affairs at
George Washington University
who spoke at the Ford School of
Public Policy Thursday.
About 60 people gathered
to listen to Shambaugh discuss
his views on the state of U.S.-
China relations today and their
projected evolution over coming
decades. His lecture is the first
of several organized by the
Lieberthal-Rogel
Center
for
Chinese Studies on U.S.-China
relations over the next year in
the context of the U.S. election,
as well as upcoming changes in
Chinese leadership next fall.
Shambaugh
began
his
talk by noting that there is
friction
between
the
two
nations, especially regarding
the past and present U.S.
presidents’
wishes
to
hold
China accountable as a world
power.
Though
Shambaugh
said the Obama administration
implemented policy generally
continuous with actions of
the
Bush
administration,
Obama’s
more
left-leaning,
internationally based policies
lead to greater mistrust from
the Chinese government.
“If there was a shift from
Bush to Obama, it was Obama’s
even greater embrace of the
global governance dimension of
the relationship,” he said.
However, Shambaugh added
that though it is important
to
recognize
the
fraught
nature
of
the
U.S.-China
relationship, there are also
several
positive
dimensions
and
interdependencies
that
act as buffers between the
competitive countries — such
as billions of dollars in two-way
trade, investments and export
markets. He also emphasized
the strong relationship between
Michigan and cities in China.
“We’ve got sister city and
sister
state
relationships,
including
Michigan’s
own
long-standing
relationships
in China,” Shambaugh said.
“Governor Snyder’s done a great
deal to increase that, but it goes
back, in fact, to when I was a
student here.”
But
despite
relationships
between
specific
provinces
and states, Shambaugh said
two-thirds of the public in
both countries view each other
with mutual distrust due in
part to the countries’ differing
ideologies, as well as China’s
rapidly growing commercial
and political presence. He stated
LoftSmart, a New York-based
startup
seeking
to
connect
college students with off-campus
housing, is hoping to make an
impact in the Ann Arbor market.
Sundeep Kumar, co-founder
and
chief
operating
officer,
said the new website hosts off-
campus rental listings in college
towns, including information,
reviews and the ability to connect
with the landlord and sign a lease
online.
“If you think about it, a lot
of
students
make
(housing)
decisions based on word of
mouth, what friends have told
them or what they have seen
on street signs and stuff like
that,” Kumar said. “At the end
of the day, they might not know
everything there is to know
about that place.”
Co-founder and CEO Sam
Bernstein
formulated
the
original idea for the site at the
University of Virginia and Kumar
said he randomly met Bernstein
in March of this year at a bar in
Austin, Texas. Soon thereafter,
Kumar formed a partnership
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See CHINA, Page 3
For the majority of refugees
coming to the United States, the
process of entering the country
is long and difficult, especially
for those who have experienced
trauma and then have to prove
it happened to gain asylum.
However, according to a new
University study, this burden of
proving persecution or trauma is
made considerably lighter with
the provision of a professional
medical examination.
Bridgette
Carr,
law
professor and director of the
Human Trafficking Clinic at
the
University
of
Michigan,
said refugees have to provide
substantial evidence of their
persecution or trauma to be
granted asylum. Trauma can
range
from
domestic
abuse,
religious
persecution
or
persecution because of sexuality
or nationality.
“In America, asylum seekers
can put themselves in one of
two categories: They can have
experienced persecution in the
past, and that past persecution
can be enough that they get
See REFUGEES, Page 3
After two crime alerts for
hate
crimes
occurred
near
the University of Michigan’s
campus in Ann Arbor last
month, Kinesiology sophomore
Brianna Kennedy has started
taking SafeRide, a free after-
hours transportation system,
every night to get home after
a full night of studying — and
she’s not the only one taking
extra precautions.
“(Walking home alone) is not
something I would choose to do
if I had the option not to with
SafeRide or the bus,” Kennedy
said. “I would choose that over
walking home because of the
recent incidents and all that’s
been going on.”
On
the
Friday
after
President-elect Donald Trump’s
win, a female Muslim student
was approached by a man who
demanded she take off her
hijab, threatening to light her
on fire if she refused. Days
later, another female student
was pushed down a hill after
being ethnically intimidated
on campus. As well, several
incidents have occured that
have not been sent out as alerts.
Two weeks ago, an unknown
man cut a woman’s face with
a safety pin on East Liberty
Street, four men assaulted a
University lecturer and an Ann
Arbor resident found swastikas
drawn on his door.
Since
the
incidents
and
the
subsequent
increased
in student demand for more
safety resources, SafeRide has
expanded its usual 10 p.m. to 2
a.m. hours to 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.,
driving students within a one-
mile radius of the Central and
North campuses.
“I think it’s helpful,” Kennedy
said. “Just with it being winter
and the fact that it gets darker
earlier. So (the new hours) keep
in mind the students.”
Steve
Dolen,
executive
director
of
Logistics,
Transportation and Parking,
declined to cite the alerts as
a reason for the expansion in
See SAFE RIDE, Page 3
The the percentage of Black
students
at
the
University
of Michigan decreased by a
margin of 0.51 points for the
2020 graduating class. At the
same time, number of Hispanic-
identifying students rose by 0.82
percent in this year’s freshman
class, according to enrollment
statistics released last month
— an increase from 344 total
students to 428.
The fluctiations followed a
long-term trend of low minority
enrollment at the University.
Kedra Ishop, the vice provost
for
enrollment
management,
cites Proposal 2 — which banned
Affirmative Action in the state —
as a leading cause for low Black
student enrollment. However,
Ishop noted the University is
still investigating other potential
reasons for the decrease.
“We pursue many courses
of action to improve diversity
on
campus,
and
some
are
unsuccessful,” Ishop said. “We
are currently researching this
decrease in African-American
enrollment. We will be looking
at what kinds of students we
lost, and why we had fewer
African-American students. Was
it because of financial aid, was
it because of program selection,
was it because they got into
Harvard? These are all things
that we can use to inform us
going forward.”
The ongoing decrease in Black
student enrollment has been
a cofus of student activity on
campus for decade. It spiked in
2013 #BBUM, where students
shared their experiences of being
Black at the University on Twitter.
University
alum
Capri’Nara
Kendall, former speaker of the
Black Student Union, expressed
frustration with the low Black
and Latino student enrollment in
an interview in 2015.
“Talk to me when minority
enrollment is out of the 4 percent;
when we’re looking at more of a
7-percent enrollment for African
Americans,” Kendall said in 2015.
“We’re looking for more of a
SeeENROLLMENT, Page 3
LoftSmart
aims to ease
search for
A2 housing
BUSINESS
Website launched at
University of Virginia
expands to Ann Arbor
CALEB CHADWELL
Daily Staff Reporter
Political science professor predicts
stagnant future relations for U.S.-China
David Shambaugh says friction has come to characterize relationship
KAELA THEUT
Daily Staff Reporter
Study says
med. exams
aid claims
for ayslum
SCIENCE
Refugees often struggle to
establish proof of trauma,
researchers find
ANDREW HIYAMA
Daily Staff Reporter
Student use
of nighttime
safety efforts
sees increase
CAMPUS LIFE
University piloting expansion of
SafeRide program
NISA KHAN
Daily Staff Reporter
TIM COHN
Daily Staff Reporter
Hispanic enrollment at ‘U’ grows
slightly with 2016 freshman class
University says socioeconomic diversity also sees boost