99 POINT QUESTION, PLUS BRAINLIEST!!!
(Please answer genuinely, and do not answer just for points, if you do, your answer will be deleted, and those points will be taken back...)
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Excerpt:
We also discussed the areas of disagreement. . . . Of course, the United States continues to raise human rights, because we believe that they are essential for every country to uphold. And we raise specific matters of individuals and situations whenever necessary, because, of course, we cannot ignore our areas of difference in the comprehensive relationship that we are building. . . . Our countries are growing more interdependent, and so we need to build a resilient relationship that allows both of us to thrive and meet our regional and global responsibilities without unhealthy competition, rivalry, or conflict.

8.) Read the excerpt from a press statement about U.S.-China relations issued by the Department of State. Which statement below best matches the point of view being expressed?
A. The United States and China have a great deal of common ground and few disagreements, which makes international cooperation easier.
B. The United States and China have key differences that need to be addressed, but cooperation is necessary because of close ties.
C. The United States and China are natural rivals with different political systems, making serious conflict and competition inevitable.
D. The United States and China have many different values, but this is not a concern because the two nations are relatively isolated from each other.

9.) U.S. foreign policy frequently encourages nations of the world to adopt democratic forms of government with similar human rights standards. What reason might the United States have for treating China differently?
A. China and the United States have an extremely close and special relationship.
B. China and the United States are engaged in a Cold War-like standoff.
C. China currently holds trillions in U.S. debt.
D. China’s human rights policies are more advanced than those in the United States.

Respuesta :

Okay, so I'm not 100% certain of this... but, my gut tells me the following must be true:

8 is B, the reason is that the United States and China never have been on great terms to begin with.. However, as of late the U.S. imports a lot of goods from the Chinese. With that in mind, and how much the press release [excerpt] speaks of needing inter-locking cooperation instead of competition. Safer to say it B.

As for 9, it is C, pretty common knowledge that one. They can pull that debt out from under us at any time. However, for some reason they simply don't. I couldn't personally say as to why they don't. I just know that we owe them trillions. This answer is based on the process of elimination. I know it isn't D, I also am fairly certain it is not B either.
The answer to number 8 is B. The US and China are different, and the excerpt says that we cannot ignore that. But it did say that we are becoming more interdependent. 

And I believe that answer to number 9 is C. None of the answers sit right, and we DO happen to owe them quite a bit. It's not A because I don't believe that we're close. It don't think that we're are at war with China in any kind of way, and they don't have more advanced human rights than the Untied States.