1. Bellwork: Define the following terms.
Domestic Policy-______________________________
Foreign Policy- _______________________________
AGENDA
Bellwork- Define the vocabulary terms
Unpack LT’s
Intro to U.S foreign policy with China
Close Read Activity “US imposes sanctions on China”
Closure: Summary

2. Domestic Policy- decisions that are related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders.
Foreign Policy- a government's strategy in dealing with other nations.

3. Learning Target
I can examine a timeline of events and a current event on the relationship between the United States and China in order to explain how U.S. foreign policy has changed over time.

4. Intro to U.S foreign policy with China 1950-2018
What do you already know about the relationship between the United States and China?
Think Pair Share

5. U.S foreign policy with China 1950-2018
Year
U.S foreign policy with China
1950
1979
1982
China and U.S on opposite sides in the Korean War due to U.S foreign policy of containment to stop communism.
U.S. President Carter grants China full diplomatic recognition calling it the One China Policy. Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping, who leads China through major economic reforms towards a capitalist society. U.S and China in conflict of Taiwan.
U.S president Reagan stating the U.S will honor the Taiwan Relations Act, not mediate between Taiwan and China. The Reagan administration also pledges to the People’s Republic of China to normalize relations and Reagan visits China.

6. U.S foreign policy with China 1950-2018
1989
2000
2008
Tiananmen Square Massacre- thousands of students protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, demanding democratic reforms and an end to corruption in China. The Chinese government sends in military troops to clear the square, leaving hundreds of protesters dead. In response, the U.S. government suspends military sales to Beijing and freezes relations.
U.S. President Clinton signs the U.S.-China Relations Act, granting Beijing permanent normal trade relations with the United States and paving the way for China to join the World Trade Organization in 2001.
China becomes the largest holder of U.S. debt ($600 billion.) The growing interdependence between the U.S. and Chinese economies becomes unmistakable

7. Current Event: US imposes sanctions on China, stoking fears of trade war
2018
Fears of a trade war heightened as the Trump administration imposed trade sanctions (a penalty for disobeying a law or rule) on China, including restrictions on investment and tariffs on $60bn worth of products.

8. Current Event Close Read
Preview Current Event Graphic Organizer
Fill in Date, Topic, & Source.
First Read- on your own read and annotate
Pair discuss 3 details from the article
Second Read- Class Read with clarifying questions
Complete Current Event Graphic Organizer
The US had already announced its intention to impose at 25% tariff on steel imports.