Resolved: On balance, the rise of China is beneficial to the interests of the United States.

Evidence is only to be presented when asked for Last speeches, no new evidence is to be presented 1st speech- opening 2nd- rebuttals 3rd- more rebuttals 4th- summary 5th- Closing statement Good luck! CON- Case First some definitions: The Rise of China is the process of China is changing from a developing country to a developed one, especially in the last ten years. The interests of the United States should be defined as the favorable foreign policies, security, and well being of the US as a whole. Standard- Since this topic contains the words, "on balance" we have to look at this topic at a net benefit scale based on benefiting the interests of the United States. With that said, we have a few main arguments Contention 1: China"s military rise is a threat to United States According to defense. gov: China is modernizing its military technology. There are now ICBM missiles that can fire about 11,000km, a missile capable of reaching almost all parts of the continental United States According to The Atlantic Monthly: Presently, China is focusing on humiliating the United States in specific missile and submarine encounters For example, if China sends a missile into a US carrier, even if it did not sink the ship, the effects would be as politically and psychologically catastrophic to the United States as the Al Qaeda attack on the Twin Towers. US policy makers should be very concerned with Chinese development of long-ranged missiles. These dangers are coupled with the South China Sea crisis that is occuring as China"s rise gives way to more Chinese military aggression in the area. According to the Council on Foreign Relations: The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant. The most likely and dangerous contingency is a clash stemming from U. S. military operations within China's Exclusive Economic Zone that provokes an armed Chinese response. The impact is clear. China"s rise threatens the United States security. With more money at hand, China will increase military spending, threatening American safety. Contention 2: China steals American manufacturing jobs & intellectual property The loss of manufacturing jobs to the United States caused much unemployment of US citizens. According to the Economic Policy Institute, Between 2001 and 2011, the trade deficit with China eliminated or displaced more than 2.7 million U. S. jobs, over 2.1 million of which (77%) were in manufacturing. These lost manufacturing jobs account for more than half of all U. S. manufacturing jobs lost or displaced between 2001 and 2011. Intellectual property is also lost to China harming trade and other factors. According to the Heritage Foundation- The PRC is the world"s biggest thief of that kind of property. Chinese firms and individuals frequently ignore patents and other legal guarantees, or even steal trade secrets. By illegally taking our ideas and our technology, China undermines our biggest advantage in trade, making trade less beneficial. This is why so many Americans see trade with China as harming our economy. The impact if clear- If China is stealing not only our manufacturing jobs, but is also stealing intellectual property. Due to this, unemployment goes up and trade becomes less beneficial harming the interests of the United States Contention 3: The rise of China hurts the environment China hurts the environment According to The Guardian News- China has overtaken the US as the world"s largest CO2 emitter, emmitting around 22% of deaths in the United States. According to the New York Times: China"s rise as an economic power have no clear parallel in history; its pollution problem has shattered all precedents Much of the particulate pollution over Los Angeles originates in China, according to the Journal of Geophysical Research. According to the Medscape Daily, the Pollution in the US is Blamed for 3% of American Deaths. The impact is that China is creating a lot of pollution due to its rise causing deaths, including in the US, harming the interests of the United States