28, 30, nyt article

     The first thing I noticed while reading is the power that nation-states seem to have. The author really gives them this appearance that they are all powerful, and have the ability to control so much of the global market. This, to me, is a scary thing to think about, as it leads to many of these nation states being able to have this feel that they are above the law, allowing them to basically do whatever they'd want. This can lead to these companies circumventing the laws and regulations that are in place to protect the workers and products that get sent through the factories within these nation-states. Again this is scary and there needs to be some way to prevent this from happening.

    When I think of all the good globalization has done, I think of how it connects us in ways we have never had the ability to be connected, and gives everyone on the planet the ability to experience cultures and ways of lives that they would never see or experience if it wasn't for globalization. Even with that the harm it has done might completely eclipse the good it has done. It has forced many smaller economies to force harsh and inhumane conditions on it's workers to attempt to cut costs, allowing them to stay in this globalized economy. This is a horrible thing that comes out of it, and is an extreme, many of the negatives come from economic tensions and political rivalries that wouldn't exist if it wasn't for this increasing competition over chasing an increase in your market share.

    The boarder between China and Kazakhstan is so much more important than I have every thought. Because of the political differences between China and most of the world, specifically Europe, I always kind of assumed all trade coming out of Chine was through ships, as it would leave a sort of buffer between China and the rest of the world. But it makes a whole lot of sense that its not the case, and that a land based shipping super center on the boarder between China and Europe exists, as it must lead to a much cheaper and easier solution to the mass of products coming out of China.